Friday, October 18th. Day 292 of 2024
It’s Necktie Day and Mashed Potato Day
1867: The United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
1873: The first rules for intercollegiate football were drawn up by representatives from Rutgers, Yale, Columbia and Princeton Universities
1922: The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded
1954: Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio is ready to marketed
1969: Major League Baseball granted permission for the A’s to move to Oakland. New franchises were awarded to Kansas City (Royals) and Seattle (Pilots for 1 season then to Milwaukee as the Brewers)
1979: The Federal Communications Commission begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations. Dishes here, dishes there, dishes everywhere
2019: NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk when they venture out of the International Space Station
In the News: Almost 2,000 ballots cast on Thursday in Alexander County…FEMA Team remains in Alexander County… Taylorsville Apple Festival is Saturday…More details on Belmont man being charged with child-sex crime in Alexander County…Lenoir woman charged with felony child abuse…Moped rider killed in Burke County collision
Weather: Clear Crisp start. High today 70
Sports: Baby Cougars win at Watauga…Coach Carter says we can do this tonight…Denver drops the Saints…Panthers go to Washington on Sunday…Cleveland puts on rally to beat Yanks…Mets down to last chance…NASCAR in Vegas
Happy Birthday: Mike Ditka, Pam Dawber, Chuck Lorre, Martina Navratilova, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Wynton Marsalis, Rachel Nichols, Alex Cora,Lindsey Vonn, Zac Efron, Brittney Griner
Word of the Day: wayfarer [ wey-fair-er ] A traveler, especially on foot.
Keith Jackson