Friday, September 19th. Day 262 of 2025
Arrg…It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day
1778: The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States
1876: Melville R. Bissell patented the carpet sweeper
1893: New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote
1959: Soviet Premiere Nikita Khruschev was not allowed to visit Disneyland due to security reasons. Khrushchev pitched a hissy-fit
1970: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” premiered on CBS
1995: The Washington Post and The New York Times published the Unabomber Manifesto
2010: The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed
2011: Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees becomes the leader in all-time saves
2022: The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey
News: Taylorsville man arrested for second time in less than three-weeks…Alexander County woman jailed after skipping Superior Court appearance…Taylorsville man jailed on Thursday…Three charged after shooting into occupied dwelling in Lincoln County…The Final Summer Concert on the Square in Saturday night
Weather: The last weekend of Summer looks great
Sports: Cougars and South Iredell play tonight in game needed by both teams…JV Football falls in Troutman…AC Women’s Tennis and Volleyball register wins…Bills sink the Fish to 0-3…Can Panthers get a win on Sunday ?…49ers can’t hang with the Owls in Charlotte…Cleveland Guardians win 7th straight…Yankees playing better…Seattle moves back into tie with Astros
Happy Birthday: Bill Medley, Freda Payne, Jeremy Irons, Twiggy, Joan Lunden, Dan Hampton, Lita Ford, Trisha Yearwood, Cheri Oteri, Ken Rosenthal, Mario Batali Soledad O’Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Alison Sweeney, Ryan Succop
Word of the Day: recapitulate [ree-kuh-pich-uh-leyt] to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize. Biology., (of an organism) to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development. Music., to restate (the exposition) in a sonata-form movement. From Latin. “The attorneys are expected to recapitulate many of the same arguments at next week’s hearing.”
Quote of the Day: “I don’t invite the ones I don’t like.”…James Lipton…(Born this day in 1926)