Friday, January 16th
Happy Fig Newton Day !
1909: Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic South Pole
1919: Prohibition is ratified in the Senate. It would begin in 1920. Yep, it was a disaster
1945: Adolf Hitler moves into his underground bunker where he remained until he took his life
1964: “Hello Dolly!” opened on Broadway
1985: “Playboy” magazine announced its 30-year tradition of stapling centerfold models in the bellybutton and elsewhere would come to an immediate end
1998: Three Federal Judges granted Kenneth Starr authority to probe whether President Clinton or Vernon Jordan urged Monica Lewinsky to lie about her relationship with Clinton
2002: The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and freezes assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the members of the Taliban
2020: The first Impeachment Trial of President Trump begins in the Senate
News: Intense search for missing Iredell County teen continues…Alexander County woman awaiting trial on felony drug charges is arrested again…Woman from Rockingham County facing felony larceny charges in Alexander County…Taylorsville man charged with hit and run
Weather: Frigid start but we’ll warm to around 40 this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Hoops host Watauga tonight in The Den…App gets win Thursday night…Hornets shock the Lakers in La La Land…NFL Playoffs will get the attention Saturday and Sunday…Dodgers spend like a drunk sailor on shore leave to get get Kyle Tucker
Happy Birthday: A. J. Foyt, Ronnie Millsap, Jim Stafford,Laura Schlessinger, John Carpenter, Debbie Allen, Roy Jones Jr., Sade, Kate Moss, Albert Pujols, Joe Flacco
From the land Down Under https://www.foxnews.com/world/australia-removes-4-7m-kids-from-social-media-platforms-first-month-historic-ban
Word of the Day: gregarious [gri-gair-ee-uhs] fond of the company of others; sociable. (of animals) living together in herds or flocks . Plants growing close together From Latin meaning belonging to a flock. “His gregarious nature never seemed to wane.”
Quote of the Day: “May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.”… George Carlin