Monday, December 16th. 9 Shopping Days till Christmas
It’s Chocolate Covered Anything Day !
1773: Known as the Boston Tea Party, 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off of British ships by Colonial patriots disguised as Indians. The act was to protest taxation without representation and the monopoly the government granted to the East India Company
1835: 530 buildings were destroyed by fire in New York City
1944: During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began in Belgium. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war
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1985: Reputed organized-crime boss Paul Castellano was shot to death outside a New York City restaurant. The “hit” was ordered by John Gotti
2000: President-elect George W. Bush names Colin Powell to be the first black Secretary of State
2010: The last Larry King Show is shown on CNN
In the News: Taylorsville Town Council has Work Session this afternoon…Taylorsville Man returned to jail…Hiddenite woman arrested in Catawba County…Alexander County man facing assault charge…Love Valley man arrested on long list of charges…Lenoir man gets prison time for trafficking fentanyl
Weather: Clouds and 52
Sports: Cougar Hoops host Newton-Conover today (Early start times)…Hickory falls shot in Regional Final to West Charlotte…Panthers lay an ugly egg against Dallas…Josh Allen is the NFL MVP and it’s not close…College Football Playoff begins Friday
Happy Birthday: Liv Ullmann, Benny Andersson, Billy Gibbons, William Perry, Benjamin Bratt, Hallee Hirsh
It seems that Washington is not very concerned about the drones ?
We knew she lied https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/12/13/duke-lacrosse-crystal-mangum/76959280007/
Word of the Day: assail [uh-seyl] To attack with vigor. To undertake with the purpose of mastering. From the Latin verb assilire (to leap upon). “His purpose is to assail every challenge”
Quote of the Day: “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”…Thomas A. Edison