Friday, January 19th
Happy Popcorn Day ! Happy and Popcorn go together
1793: King Louis XVI was tried by the French Convention, found guilty of treason and sentenced to the guillotine
1915: George Claude of Paris patented the neon discharge tube for use in advertising signs
1944: The federal government relinquished control of the nation’s railroads after the settlement of a wage dispute
1953: Around 70 percent of all television sets were tuned the CBS when Lucy gave birth on “I Love Lucy”
1974: Notre Dame ended UCLA’s 88 game college basketball winning streak
1978: The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continued until 2003
1981: The U.S. and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months
2022: We had 4 to 5 inches of snow on the ground. People up north were laughing at us. Most of us deserved it
In the News: Alexander County Schools on two-hour delay this morning…Dr. Hefner announces retirement as Alexander County Superintendent of Schools…Man killed in Wilkes County crash…Taylorsville man facing charges…Lenoir woman held in Alexander County Jail…Lanoir man sent to prison for at least 6 years…Conover Police arrest man for sexual battery
Weather: Windy and Cold, Very Cold this Weekend
Sports: Cougars split games with South Caldwell…Jacobs steps down at LRU…My NFL winners this weekend, Baltimore, San Francisco, Detroit and Buffalo
Happy Birthday: Shelley Fabares, Dolly Parton, Paula Deen, Katey Sagal, Jeff Van Gundy, Drea de Matteo, Frank Caliendo
Japan taking a trip to the moon https://apnews.com/article/japan-moon-lunar-landing-pinpoint-b10cd4217199ff513dc744bf785d6b89
Word of the Day: clipper [ klip-er ] Often in plural, clippers-a cutting instrument. A person that clips. Nautical.Also called clipper ship. A sailing ship built and rigged for speed,
Quote of the Day: “I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity”… Edgar Allan Poe (Born this day in 1809)