Friday, September 29th. Day 272 of 2023
It’s Coffee Day. Am I the only person that don’t like it ?
1789: The United States Department of War first established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men
1829: The Metropolitan Police of London is founded
1959: The first network football game was televised by CBS in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania
1962: President Kennedy nationalized the Mississippi National guard in response to city officials defying federal court orders. The orders had been to enroll James Meredith at the University of Mississippi
1982: In Chicago, seven people died after taking capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide. 264,000 bottles were recalled. It led to comprehensive safety-packaging reform
2005: John Roberts is sworn in a Supreme Court Justice
2008: The Dow falls 777 points, at the time the largest one-day drop ever
In the News: Taylorsville woman pleads guilty to murder…Statesville Pastor pleads guilty to child porn charges…Drug bust overnight in Alexander County…Morganton man listed as missing…Final event in the Summer Concert Series Saturday evening in Taylorsville
Weather: Super Nice ! Sunshine a high near 80
Sports: Cougar Soccer blanks South Caldwell…JV Cougar Football romps over Ashe County…Conference Opener tonight against Ashe County, a must-win for the Cougars…Wolfpack host Louisville tonight…Lions beat the Packers…Panthers host Vikings on Sunday…NASCAR will be back with All Star Race next year in N Wilkesboro…Baseball heads into last weekend of regular season
Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday: Ian McShane, Jean-Luc Ponty, Mike Post, Mark Farner, Bryant Gumbel, Andrew Dice Clay, Kevin Durant
Baseball fan denied admission to game because he had a gator ! https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38512361/support-alligator-wally-denied-entry-phillies-stadium
Word of the Day: pithy [pith-ee ] brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression. It comes from pith, the white, spongy part of a citrus fruit between the rind and the thin skin of individual segments. Pith can also refer to the important or essential part of something. The speaker’s pithy remark resonated with the audience
Quote of the Day: “You don’t know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it:… Bum Phillips