Wednesday, December 11. Day 346 of 2024. 14 Shopping Days till Christmas
Have a Bagel Day
Happy Do the Tango Day !
1816: Indiana was admitted to the Union as the 19th American state
1872: Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback became America’s first black governor when he took office as acting governor of Louisiana
1941: Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. The U.S in turn declared war on the two countries
1972: Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon
1981: Muhammad Ali fought his last fight. He lost to Trevor Berbick
1998: The House Judiciary Committee pushed through three articles of impeachment against President Clinton
2008: Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Madoff
2020: The Food and Drug Administration issues an Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
In the News: Alexander County Schools sell old Ellendale Elementary property…Conover man jailed in Alexander County…Morganton man skips trial, recaptured and gets convicted…Drug bust in Iredell County…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office release stats for November
Weather: Rain Early. Clearing begins around noon and the Wind blows
Sports: Rough trip to Marion for Cougar Basketball…East Sweeps West in Middle School action…AC Volleyball coach steps down…Reports say UNC has offered coaching job to Bill Belichick…Duke and NC State feast on cupcakes…Davidson beats Charlotte…Fried signs deal with Yankees
Happy Birthday: Rita Moreno, David Gates, Donna Mills, John Kerry, Brenda Lee, Bess Armstrong, Jermaine Jackson, Hailee Steinfeld
Man skateboards across Country https://sports.yahoo.com/long-island-man-skateboards-3-183225004.html
Woops, the ring went down the drain https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/fire-and-rescue/bride-to-be-drops-wedding-ring-with-grandmothers-diamonds-down-a-sewer-drain-during-engagement-photo-shoot/ar-AA1vBZCK
Word of the Day: aqueduct [ ak-wi-duhkt ] A conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance, usually by means of gravity. A structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river. From Latin aquae ductus -a drawing off of water.
Quote of the Day: “The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives”… Mark Twain