Friday, December 23rd. Day 357 of 2022
1783: George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
1788: Maryland ceded a 100-square-mile area for the seat of the national government. About two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia
1913: The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System
1922: The British Broadcasting Corporation began daily news broadcasts
1951: The NFL championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. The DuMont Network had paid $75,000 for the rights to the game
1968: The crew of the U.S. Navy ship, Pueblo, was released by North Korea. The Captain of the Pueblo, Commander Lloyd M. Bucher, and 82 of his crew were held for 11 months after the ship was seized by North Korea
1972: The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7 in an NFL playoff game on a last-second play that was dubbed the “Immaculate Reception.” Pittsburgh’s Franco Harris caught a deflected pass and ran it in for the winning touchdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHIXFKrrUhA
1997: Terry Nichols was convicted by a Denver jury on charges of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter in the 1995 federal building bombing in Oklahoma City. The bomb killed 168 people
In the News: Citizens bracing for Holiday Arctic Blast…Surry County man arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man charged with assault using a baseball bat…Alexander County man sent to jail for 20 days…Morganton man charged with statutory rape
Weather: Brutal cold with icy winds this weekend
Sports: ACHS Women get top seed in Holiday tournament, AC men get #3 seed…Pack beat Louisville…Hornets play Lakers in La La Land tonight…Jags ground the Jets…Panthers get ready for Motor City Kitties…Carolina Hurricanes win in Pittsburgh
Happy Birthday: Susan Lucci, Jack Ham, Jim Harbaugh, Eddie Vedder, Holly Madison
Egg prices are spiking even more https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/us-egg-prices-rose-over-30-in-2022-amid-inflation-and-bird-flu-which-killed-40-million-hens/ar-AA15zRqD
I’ll be enjoying some much deserved time off next week. Be back on January 2nd. Merry Christmas to all !
Quote of the Day: “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly”…Winston Churchill