Thursday, February 20th. Day 51 of 2025
It’s Muffin Day and Cherry Pie Day
Happy National Handcuff Day ! Hmmm…well maybe I’d best leave that one alone
1809: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the power of the federal government was greater than that of any individual state
1872: The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City
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1962: John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth
1986: The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft
1998: American figure skater Tara Lipinski, at the age of 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating gold-medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan
2001: FBI Agent Robert Phillip Hanssen was arrested and charged with spying for the Russians for 15 years
In the News: Alexander County Schools on two hour delay… Man gets three life sentences for Catawba County triple-murder…Pedestrian struck and killed in Hickory…Taylorsville man who served 14 years in prison is back in jail…Taylorsville Police charge man with long list of offenses…Caldwell County authorities charge suspect with secret peeping
Weather: Gradual Clearing. Cold and Windy ! Brrr…
Sports: New Cougar Football Coach Chris Marshall working on forming staff and putting together non-conference schedule (along with about 125 other things)…Heels pummel the Pack…Hornets win in La La Land…US vrs Canada tonight for the marbles in Four Nation…
Charles Barkley
Bill Gates says young people should worry about these 4 things https://www.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-says-younger-generations-180332868.html
Do you remember your dreams ? https://studyfinds.org/why-some-people-remember-their-dreams-others-dont/
Andy Griffith fans. Check this out https://people.com/ron-howard-andy-griffith-don-knotts-throwback-photo-11682404
Word of the Day: venerable [ ven-er-uh-buhl ] Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity. Hallowed by religious, historic, or other lofty associations: impressive or interesting because of age. “ The venerable statue commands the center of the park”
Quote of the Day: “The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you”… Gloria Vanderbilt (Born this day in 1924)