Friday, February 7th. Day 38 of 2025
It’s Wear Red Day and Work Naked Day. How can you do both?
1900: A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague. It begins the first plague epidemic in US history
1904: A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 1,500 buildings are destroyed in 30 hours
1962: The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports
1964: The Beatles arrive in America to begin their first tour
1974: The movie “Blazing Saddles” premieres
1990: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. The move dissolves the former Soviet Union
1995: Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan
2013: Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery
2016: The Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, 24–10 in the Super Bowl. Von Miller named MVP. The thing I remember most about the game is Cam Newton failing to go after fumble
In the News: Stony Point man charged after Thursday morning shooting…Taylorsville man back in jail after skipping court date…Catawba County man sent to Federal Prison for fentanyl trafficking…Statesville man pleas to charges and gets prison time…Hiddenite man charged…Alexander County Schools Kindergarten Program taking applications for 2025-2026
Weather: Sunshine aplenty today. High near 70
Sports: Alexander Central Hoops host South Caldwell tonight…Alexander Central could name new Football Coach as early as Monday night after school board meeting…Panthers get good news, Adam Thielen will play another season…Josh Allen wins NFL MVP…Tough to pick but give me the Chiefs to win third-straight Super Bowl Sunday night
Chris Rock
JAWS off Florida coast t https://nypost.com/2025/02/07/us-news/largest-shark-ever-tagged-by-research-group-swimming-off-the-florida-coast/
I can’t do this and I’m NOT going to try https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/06/colombia-Guinness-World-Records-headstand-juggling/1521738875496/
Sextant
Quote of the Day: “Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country”… Sinclair Lewis (Born this Day in 1885)