Friday, January 3
It’s Women in Rock Day ! Name your favorite female “Rocker”. Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Heart’s Wilson Sisters just off the top of my head
1823: Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos River in Texas
1888: The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone
1924: English explorer Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt
1951: “Dragnet” airs for the first time on NBC. Just the facts mam !
1959: The United States added Alaska as the 49th state
1973: CBS sold the New York Yankees to a 12-man syndicate headed by George Steinbrenner for $10 million
1977: Apple Computer is incorporated
1990: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces
In the News: Taylorsville man charged with fraud…Hiddenite man jailed on New Years Day…Hiddenite man facing list of charges…Taylorsville man jailed on New Years Day…Two charged in Hickory shooting…Man arrested in South Carolina and charged with Wilkes County shooting…Two convicted murderers from area have sentences commuted from death to life without parole…Iredell Deputies charge man in child-porn investigation
Weather: Sunshine and 48. Snuggle time this weekend, it going to be COLD !
Sports: Cougar Basketball hosts North Wilkes this evening…Notre Dame puts down the Dawgs…All four teams with opening byes in College Football Playoffs, lose…Panthers close season at Atlanta on Sunday…Canes win…ACC Basketball needs a boost
Happy Birthday: Stephen Stills, John Paul Jones, Dabney Coleman, Victoria Principal, Mel Gibson, Shannon Sturges, Eli Manning, Florence Pugh
More kids than ever are developing Kidney Stones https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ar-AA1wQjzk
The 15 Richest Counties in America https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/richest-counties-in-america
Here are all of the NFL Playoff Scenarios https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-playoff-scenarios-stakes-for-each-postseason-bound-and-postseason-hopeful-team-heading-into-week-18-135735621.html
Word of the Day: zilch [ zilch ] Slang term meaning zero or nothing. Word began to appear in the mid-50’s but exact origin is unknown. “There is a lot of money going out but zilch coming in”
Quote of the Day: “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way”… Mark Twain