Friday, November 15th. Day 320 of 2024
It’s Recycling Day. Don’t hand me the line, “It’s too hard” because that’s crap !
Happy Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day. If you’re not sure what it is, trash it
1864: Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their “March to the Sea”
1926: The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations
1939: President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC
1942: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory in the Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign
1971: Intel releases the world’s first commercial single-chip microprocessor
2013: Sony releases the PlayStation 4
2022: World’s population hits 8 billion
In the News: Conover man arrested after two-county chase by Alex. Co. Deputies and Taylorsville Police…Vehicle strikes rail car this morning in Hiddenite…Taylorsville man facing long list of charges…Body found in Wilkes County fire still unidentified…Alexander County Board of Elections to conduct audit today…Alexander County District Courtroom named in honor of Judge Dale Graham
Weather: Sunshine returns. High around 65
Sports: Cougar Football at Mooresville tonight in Rnd 1 Football Playoffs…Ryheem Craig collects 5 tackles in Thursday night East Carolina win…ACHS listed as 6A in numbers to be used in realignment…Eagles beat the Commanders Thursday night…Panthers have Sunday off…Some interesting College Football games on Saturday
Beverly D’Angelo
Man found dead in Tanning Bed https://www.ibtimes.com/mans-dead-body-found-planet-fitness-tanning-bed-after-3-days-3751037
Word of the Day: ambidextrous [ am-bi-dek-struhs ] Able to use either left or right hands or feet equally well. Unusually skillful. “In 1646, English physician and author Sir Thomas Browne combined dexter with the Latin prefix ambi- (meaning “both”) to form ambidextrous: ”
Quote of the Day: “You’ve got to guard against speaking more clearly than you think”… Howard Baker