Friday, February 23rd. Day 54 of 2024
Happy Play Tennis Day ! It’s Curling is Cool Day too
1822: Boston was incorporated as a city…again
1883: Alabama became the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law
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1904: The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1954: The first mass vaccination of children against polio began
1991: During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over
2005: The New York City Medical Examiner’s office announced that it had exhausted all efforts to identify the remains of the people killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
In the News: Caldwell County Deputy fatally shoots armed man…Alexander County couple face drug charges…Taylorsville man back in jail…Stony Point woman jailed this morning…Taylorsville man charged by Hickory Police…Early Voting update…Alexander County Black History Month Celebration is Saturday at Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center
Weather: Clouds early, Sunshine appears High in 60’s
Sports: Alexander Central’s Pope signs to play Baseball at St Andrews…Cougar Men will play for Conference Tournament Title tonight…App State wins again…Hornets win 4th straight…Canes win late over Florida…NASCAR runs Atlanta this weekend
Happy Birthday: Fred Biletnikoff, Patricia Richardson, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Tom Bodett, Steve Stricker, Emily Blunt, Dakota Fanning
A Moon landing overnight https://apnews.com/article/moon-landing-private-company-intuitive-machines-9c896bfca61582773d381f4045fd35d7
Major League Baseball Players say new uniform pants show their junk https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mlbs-fanatics-produced-pants-blasted-by-players-union-chief-the-pants-are-see-through-002616361.html
Word of the Day: intricate [ in-tri-kit ] Having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved. Complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make. From Latin intrīcātus “entangled
Quote of the Day: “In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson”…Tom Bodett (79 years old today)