Friday, February 17th. Day 48 of 2023
Peel back a few layers, it’s Cabbage Day
Happy Random Acts of Kindness Day. Shock someone with a gesture of kindness today
1801: The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president
1865: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces
1897: The National Congress of Mothers was organized in Washington, DC, by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. It was the forerunner of the National PTA
1934: The first High School Drivers Education classes begin in America. The classes were in State College, PA
1949: Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel
1976: The Eagles release their “Greatest Hits” album. It’s sold more than 45 million copies
1996: In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match
In the News: Crash early this morning takes out some utility lines in Wittenburg Community…Taylorsville man ordered to jail by judge…Stony Point man arrested again and released again…Boomer man charged with assault and arson…Claremont woman jailed for trafficking heroin
Weather: Rain this morning, Windy too. Clearing tonight and getting colder
Sports: Cougar Men will play for Tournament Championship this evening, AC Women fall in semi-final…App State gets win, Charlotte too…Must win Sunday for UNC at NC State…Canes get Hat Trick from Seth Jarvis…Tiger in the hunt in Los Angeles…Daytona 500 is Sunday
Happy Birthday: Jim Brown, Rene Russo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Jordan, Denise Richards, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paris Hilton, Ed Sheeran
Sad news for Bruce Willis https://pagesix.com/2023/02/16/bruce-willis-condition-worsens-family-reveals-new-diagnosis/
Word of the Day: Syzygy [ siz-i-jee ] An alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and the moon.
Quote of the Day: “Man looks in the abyss, there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss”…Hal Holbrook (Born this day in 1925)