Friday, December 1st. Day 335 of 2033
Tip the Barkeep ! It’s National Bartender Day
It’s World Aids Day
Happy Eat a Red Apple Day ! Is Red Apple a racist term ?
1913: Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production
1913: America’s first drive-in automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh
1942: Gasoline rationing began in the United States to support the war effort
1952: It was announced in Denmark that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed
1955: Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama refused to give up her seat to a white man. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement
1969: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II
1987: Construction began on the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France
1991: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union
2019: The outbreak of coronavirus infection began in Wuhan, China
In the News: Alexander County Christmas Parade is Saturday…Bethlehem Star Lighting postponed to Monday…Taylorsville woman jailed on over 80 felony counts…Taylorsville man arrested for vandalism…Conover man gets 6-8 years in prison for meth trafficking…Very strange arrest in Iredell County…Statesville man facing arson charges
Weather: Clouds rule all weekend, showers too. At least it won’t be cold
Sports: Cougar Basketball takes 3 of 4 from N Davison…Hickory Football plays for Regional title tonight…Cowboys win…Huge Weekend in College Football, we’ll have a Final 4 by late Saturday night…Lenoir-Rhyne plays in Round III…Hornets get a road win
Happy Birthday: Woody Allen, Lee Trevino, John Densmore, Bette Midler, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Treat Williams, Carol Alt, Larry Walker, DeSean Jackson, Zoë Kravitz
The housing market is not good unless https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/pending-home-sales-drop-to-record-low.html
Word of the Day: exsiccate [ ek-si-keyt ] To dry. From the Latin word exsiccātus, meaning “dried up.”
Quote of the Day: “It’s been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused”… Richard Pryor (Born this day in 1940)