Friday October 3rd. Day 276 of 2025
It’s World Smile Day !
1863: The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln
1922: Rebecca L. Felton became the first female to hold office of U.S. Senator. She was appointed by the Governor of Georgia to fill a vacancy
1952: The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon and becomes the world’s third nuclear power
1955: “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS-TV
1960: The first episode of the Andy Griffith Show airs on CBS
1989: Art Shell becomes the first black head coach in the modern NFL when he took over the Los Angeles Raiders
1995: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
1997: The Carolina Hurricanes lose the NHL franchise’s 1st home game, 4-3 vs Pittsburgh Penguins at the Greensboro Coliseum
News: Stony Point man charged with setting fire to a couple buildings…Hiddenite woman arrested in Catawba County…Newton man serving 90 days in Alexander County Jail…Hickory Police charge suspect in double-shooting…Catawba County couple busted on felony drug trafficking charges…Boone man arrested for heist of over $1,000 dollars of merchandise from Iredell County grocery store
Weather: Sunny and 74 !
Sports: AC Women’s Tennis blanks Freedom…Injury depleted Baby Cougar Football gets impressive win…Cougars open Conference season tonight at St Stephens…49ers beat Rams…Panthers host Miami on Sunday…Charlotte 49ers play tonight…Baseball Playoffs begin Division Round on Saturday…NASCAR runs Charlotte Roval on Sunday
Happy Birthday: Chubby Checker, Lindsey Buckingham, Dave Winfield, Dennis Eckersley, Al Sharpton, Fred Couples, Tommy Lee, Gwen Stefani, Neve Campbell, Ashlee Simpson
Big shoutout to Chad Ritchie for helping with some tweaks to our website ! So far, so good, it’s working better !
Word of the Day: untoward [uhn-tawrd ] difficult to guide, manage or work with, unfavorable, unfortunate, improper. “None of these inspections turned up anything untoward.”
Quote of the Day: “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”… Abraham Lincoln