Friday, November 24th. Day 328 of 2023
It’s Black Friday. No, you won’t see me anywhere near a retail store today
1859: Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
1874: Joseph F. Glidden was granted a patent for a barbed fencing material know as “Barbed Wire”
1963: Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television just 2 days after Oswald had allegedly assassinated President Kennedy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOx_tTQlEfY
1971: Hijacker D.B. Cooper, parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. He’s never been found
1973: A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months
1993: Congress gave its final approval to the Brady handgun control bill
1998: AOL (America Online) announced a deal for their purchase of Netscape for $4.21 billion
In the News: County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall remains closed today…Burn Ban has been lifted…Taylorsville man arrested on larceny charge…Alexander County man arrested for 2nd time on same charge in less than a week…Two suspected charged on major drug trafficking charges in Iredell County
Weather: Clouds clear, Sunshine and 58 today
Sports: Wike lead Lady Cougars to another win, AC men lay an ugly egg on Wednesday night…Round IV of State Football Playoffs tonight…Lenoir-Rhyne plays in Round II on Saturday…UNC and NC State Saturday night…The NFL games were Ho-hum at best on Thanksgiving Day…UNC Hoops fall in overtime…NC State is 4-0
Happy Birthday: Oscar Robertson, Paul Tagliabue, Pete Best, Colin Hanks, Katherine Heigl, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Sarah Hyland
Well Hello Dolly ! Dolly wows in halftime performance https://news.yahoo.com/dolly-parton-dazzles-halftime-performance-233133696.html
Word of the Day: cavort [ kuh-vawrt ] To behave in a high-spirited, festive manner.
Quote of the Day: “Gluttony and idleness are two of life’s great joys, but they are not honorable”…Julie Burchill