Friday, November 17th. Day 321 of 2023
It’s Take a Hike Day. Get outside and stroll through Nature
Happy Unfriend Day ! It’s a Social Media Staple
1603: Sir Walter Raleigh went on trial for treason
1800: Congress held its first session in Washington, DC, in the partially completed Capitol building.
1869: The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the Red Seas
1968: The Heidi Game. NBC cut away from the final minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, “Heidi,” on schedule. The Raiders came from behind to beat the Jets 43-32. It took decades for NBC to live that one down
1970: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre
1973: President Nixon told reporters “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.”
1997: In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre
2019: The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, China
In the News: Crash overnight takes out traffic light on Highway 127…Another suspect arrested in Troutman homicide…Catawba County man charged in connection to 2021 Capital attack…The Saga of Scott Frye…Gastonia woman charged in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed…11 busted in Iredell County Drug Sting…Church buys CommScope corporate headquarters
Weather: More clouds than Sun. Maybe a shower tonight. Weekend looks good
Sports: Cougar Hoops tip-off season tonight in the Den…High School Football Playoffs kick-off Round III this evening…Ravens beat Bengals, Burrow hurt…Look for a lot of Cowboy fans in Charlotte on Sunday…LRU host Playoff game on Saturday…Is it even possible that UNC beats Clemson on Saturday ?…App goes to undefeated James Madison…Ohtani and Acuna win Baseball MVPs
Happy Birthday: Martin Scorsese, Lauren Hutton, Jim Boeheim, Danny DeVito, Lorne Michaels, Butch Davis, Stephen Root, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, RuPaul, Daisy Fuentes, Sophie Marceau, Rachel McAdams
The latest on the Bud Light fiasco
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/anheuser-busch-us-marketing-chief-163045745.html
Are you a thrill seeker ? This is for you https://www.the-sun.com/travel/9648371/worlds-tallest-fastest-rollercoaster-saudi-arabia-six-flags/
Word of the Day: lactic [ lak-tik ] Of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
Quote of the Day: “Not all those who wander are lost.”… J.R.R. Tolkien