Friday, February 14th !
Hugs and Kisses to everyone on Valentines Day
1876: Alexander Graham Bell filed an application for a patent for the telephone. It was officially issued on March 7, 1876
1899: Congress approved voting machines for use in federal elections
1924: The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
1929: The “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in Chicago. Seven gangsters who were rivals of Al Capone were killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine%27s_Day_Massacre
1980: Walter Cronkite announced his retirement from the “CBS Evening News”
1989: The first satellite of the Global Positioning System was placed into orbit around Earth
2005: YouTube was launched online
2018: A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 15 injuries
In the News: Alexander County School Board Districts in the process of being redrawn…Two Stony Point men sentenced to prison terms…Taylorsville woman arrested on Thursday…Granite Falls pastor gets 10-years in prison…Lenoir man nabbed for meth trafficking
Weather: Sunshine today, high near 50. Rain returns for the weekend
Sports: Cougar Basketball travels to Freedom tonight for conclusion of regular season…Spring Sports getting ready at Alexander Central…US beats Finland in 4 Nations event, the Yanks play Canada Saturday night…App wins on the hardwood Thursday night…Baseball training camps are getting busy
Rob Thomas
Why are those Valentine Chocolates so pricy ? https://apnews.com/article/valentine-love-chocolate-belgium-cocoa-farmers-116b285ccb6542480c1c887f38a6b16a
104-year-old woman celebrates birthday by going to jail https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/104-year-old-woman-granted-wish-to-spend-birthday-in-jail/ar-AA1yZOfU
Word of the Day: wilco [ wil-koh ] Term used especially in radio and signaling to indicate that a message received and will comply. Military slang for “will comply” The radio operator replied, “wilco, over and out”
Quote of the Day: “I forgot it was Valentines Day”…Former Husband