Tuesday, November 5th. Day 310 of 2024
It’s Election Day !
1605: The “Gunpowder Plot” attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure
1872: Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine
1935: The game “Monopoly” was introduced by Parker Brothers Company
1959: The American Football League was formed
1994: George Foreman, 45, became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas
2006: Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants are sentenced to death
2007: The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google
2010: Alexander Central beats Hibriten in overtime 21-20 to win the Northwestern Conference Championship
In the News: It’s Election Day, Alexander County Voting locations open till 7:30pm…Taylorsville man jailed for making bomb threat to courthouse on Monday…Three Taylorsville residents nabbed in drug sting…Stony Point man arrested after failing to out-run Deputies…Taylorsville man charged with burning property and resisting arrest…
Weather: Clouds, high around 65
Sports: Cougar Soccer blanks Ashe County, Jaylen Bennett has the Hat Trick….Cougar Football working pass defense in front of game Friday at Ashe County…Ashe County plays Watauga tonight…Chiefs win in overtime…College Basketball tis-off on Monday, lots of games…Hornets lose on the road
Happy Birthday: Elke Sommer, Art Garfunkel, Peter Noone, Kris Jenner, Bryan Adams, Tilda Swinton, Andrea McArdle, Tatum O’Neal, Jerry Stackhouse, Bubba Watson, Kevin Jonas
These Battleground States will loom large this evening https://www.cbsnews.com/news/battleground-states-2024-election/
I will vote today. I can’t remember even being less pleased with the candidates
Word of the Day: spancel [ span-suhl ] A rope used to prevent an animal from straying. From German meaning “to stretch”
Quote of the Day: “I’m a lifelong stutterer.”…Bill Walton (Born this day in 1952)