Wednesday, September 22nd. Day 265 of 2021
It’s the first day of Autumn !
Happy Ice Cream Cone Day ! The first patent for the Ice Cream Cone was issued this day in 1903
1862: President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863
1914: A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors
1949: The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb successfully
1955: Commercial television began in Great Britain. The rules said that only six minutes of ads were allowed each hour and there was no Sunday morning TV permitted
1969: Willie Mays hit his 600th career home run.
1975: Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service
1989: Hurricane Hugo roared through Alexander and surrounding counties. Thousands were without electricity, some for a month or more
1991: Taylorsville’s Harry Gant won the Goodys 500 in Martinsville, Va
In the News: Another COVID-19 death in Alexander County…County Commissioners present “Key to the County” to family of Dr Jeff Peale…Board approves bid for wastewater project…Officers in Lenoir and Conover will not be charged after shooting suspects…
Weather: Rain will fall on the first day of Fall. Sunshine returns Thursday, cooler temps too
Sports: Landon Wike the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Panther injury report heading into Thursday game in Houston…Can the Wolfpack hand Clemson another early season loss on Saturday…Braves win, Phillies too…Giants and Dodgers stay a game apart…Everybody fighting for AL Wild Card get wins
Happy Birthday: David Coverdale, Debby Boone, Andrea Bocelli, Joan Jett, Scott Baio, Bonnie Hunt, Ronaldo
007’s car gets downsized https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/aston-martin-james-bond-db5-kids-1234637030/
Andy Griffith Show fans, Mayberry Days are underway https://www.wxii12.com/article/mayberry-days-begins-in-mt-airy-as-two-films-about-the-festival-hit-screens/37683871
Quote of the Day: “When we win, I’m so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I’m so depressed, I eat a lot. When we’re rained out, I’m so disappointed I eat a lot”…Tommy LaSorda (Born this day in 1927)