Thursday, January 23
It National Pie Day. May fav is still Apple
1789: Georgetown College (now University) was established as the first Catholic college in the U.S. The school is in Washington, DC
1845: Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
1849: Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States’ first female doctor
1950: The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution proclaiming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
1968: North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, charging it had intruded into the nation’s territorial waters on a spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later
1971: In Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was reported as minus 80 degrees. That’s not wind chill either
1997: Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State
2002: American journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Pakistan and subsequently murdered
In the News: Taylorsville man arrested for felony sexual assault…Could Traffic Roundabouts be coming to Taylorsville?…Taylorsville woman arrested this morning in Alexander County…Wilkes County man charged in Taylorsville…Wilkesboro man gets minimum 25 years after entering plea in double murder
Weather: Sunshine and 35 today. Hey that’s getting warmer
Sports: Cougar Hoops host Freedom Friday night…Clemson clobbers “The Cuse”…Charlotte gets win…Hornets fall on the road…LRU Softball picked to finish 2nd in SAC…Jets hire coach, would you want to coach the Jets?…Lines moving for NFL Conference Championships on Sunday
Mariska Hargitay
Trump pegs agent who rushed to his aid as Secret Service Director https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-selects-sean-curran-to-lead-secret-service/
CNN continues to struggle https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/22/cnn-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-employees-post-inauguration.html
Word of the Day: julienne [ joo-lee-en ] To cut food into thin strips or small, matchlike pieces. From French. “The julienne potatoes are great”
Quote of the Day: “If a person doesn’t change, there’s something really wrong with him”… Clint Eastwood