Friday, September 26th. Day 269 of 2025
It’s Hug a Vegetarian Day
1789: Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State
1914: The Federal Trade Commission was established in the United States
1933: Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, “Don’t shoot, G-Men!”, which becomes a nickname for FBI agents
1950: U.N. troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans during the Korean Conflict
1967: “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS
1969: Abbey Road, the last studio album by the Beatles, is released
1983: Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
2020: President Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
2024: Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. We had no clue what was to come for Western North Carolina
News: 44th Hiddenite Celebration is Saturday…Taylorsville man and Statesville woman arrested Thursday for larceny of a motor vehicle…Taylorsville woman arrested overnight and charged with obstruction of justice…Taylorsville Police arrest couple on Wednesday…Hickory man arrested in Alexander County
Weather: Clouds rule, Showers possible. Saturday is the One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s unwelcome visit to Western North Carolina
Sports: Lady Cougar Tennis and Volleyball win on Thursday…No Cougar Football tonight, it’s the bye week…East Carolina beats Army, our own Ryheem Craig has 7 tackles for the Pirates…Seahawks beat Arizona…Panthers an underdog Sunday at New England…Dodgers clinch Division…Tigers tie Division…Yankees and Toronto both win to keep Division tied heading into the weekend…Ryder Cup begins today in New York…NASCAR goes to Kansas
Happy Birthday: Kent McCord, Bryan Ferry, Carlene Carter, Linda Hamilton, Jeanie Buss, Melissa Sue Anderson, Dave Martinez, Jillian Barberie, Jim Caviezel, Serena Williams
The anti-ICE shooter was a lazy stoner according to report https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/anti-ice-shooter-was-lazy-stoner-who-relocated-to-washington-to-pick-pot-ex-boss-says/
Word of the Day: kryptonite [krip-tuh-nahyt] a fictional radioactive substance that is the only thing capable of hurting or weakening the otherwise invulnerable superhero Superman. Coined in 1943 by writer and producer George Lowther . “Recovering on-sides kicks has proven again to be the Cougar kryptonite”
Quote of the Day: “Don’t become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin”… Ivan Pavlov (Born this day in 1849)