Friday, December 13th. 12 Shopping Days till Christmas
It’s National Guard Day
Happy Violin Day !
1577: Five ships under the command of Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth, England, to embark on Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe. The journey took almost three years
1769: Dartmouth College received its charter in New Hampshire
1913: The United States Federal Reserve System was established
1966: The rights to the first four Super Bowls were sold to CBS and NBC for total of $9.5 million
1978: The Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony U.S. dollar. The coin began circulation in July 1979
1994: 15 people were killed when an American Eagle commuter plane carrying 20 people crashed short of Raleigh-Durham International Airport
2000: After two recounts, Vice President Al Gore conceded the Presidential election to Texas Gov. George W. Bush
2003: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured
In the News: Bethlehem Christmas Drive-Thru begins tonight…Taylorsville Town Board scheduled work session for Monday…Taylorsville man arrested in Iredell County…Hudson woman jailed in Alexander County
Weather: Clouds and Sun. High 50
Sports: Wike leads Lady Cougars to win…AC men fall to St Stephens…Hickory Football hosts West Charlotte tonight in Regional Final…Belichick introduced in Chapel Hill…Army-Navy on Saturday…College Football Playoffs don’t happen till next weekend…Rams win a must game…Panthers favored to beat Cowboys on Sunday
Travis Kelce’s Girlfriend
Word of the Day: quip [kwip] A witty remakark or comment. A sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest. From Latin “The interviewer was shocked by the quip”
Quote of the Day: “Working with Julie Andrews is like getting hit over the head with a valentine.”…Christopher Plummer (Born this day in 1929)