Friday January 9th
Salute the Blue ! It’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
It’s Nerds Day and Apricot Day
1799: British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces income tax
1902: New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public
1936: The United States Army adopted the semi-automatic rifle
1951: The United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York City
1984: Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the “Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s. The campaign captured the fancy of the nation
1991: Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame for betting on baseball
2007: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.’s CEO, introduced the first generation iPhone
News: Taylorsville man gets prison time…Alexander County woman charged with felony child abduction…Taylorsville Police charge suspect…Taylorsville man quite often in jail is back in jail…
Weather: Rain today, tonight and Saturday. Sunshine returns Sunday with cooler temps
Sports: Cougar Hoops open conference season tonight at St Stephens…Miami will play for National Championship after quelling the Rebels…Indiana and Oregon play in semi this evening…What a weekend of NFL Playoff Games…Canes defeat the Ducks…NASCAR to a announce new playoff format on Monday
Happy Birthday: Joan Baez, Jimmy Page, Crystal Gayle, J. K. Simmons, Muggsy Bogues, Joely Richardson, Dave Matthews, Sergio García, Catherine, Princess of Wales
We all know someone who’s always late https://apnews.com/article/time-blindness-being-late-adc0f6ed720d6fe5ef12d2e213fb0c52
In Key West, they’re battling over Jimmy Buffett’s old recording studio https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/jimmy-buffett-recording-studio-key-west-c5c666bc
Word of the Day; rant [rant] to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave. From Dutch “ranten” meaning to talk foolishly. “ The commentator had to be cut-off during his rant.”
Quote of the Day: “I wasn’t naked, I was completely covered by a blue spotlight.” … Gypsy Rose Lee (Born this day in 1914)