Friday, October 9th. Day 282 of 2026
Oh My ! It’s Beer and Pizza Day. Count me in
Happy Sneakers Day ! Don’t call them tennis shoes chances are, they’re not that at all
1635: Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was banished from Massachusetts because he had spoken out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away land that belonged to Native Americans
1701: The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The institution is known today as Yale University
1855: Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor
1919: The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the series. The incident became known as the “Black Sox” scandal
1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves a program that would become the Manhattan Project. The project would develop the world’s first nuclear bombs
1965” “Yesterday” by The Beatles goes #1
1997: Dean Smith announces his retirement as UNC basketball coach
2006: North Korea conducts it’s first nuclear test
News: Nine busted in Alexander County drug sting…Hiddenite structure destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon…9 arrested in Alexander County drug sting…Hickory woman jailed in Alexander County…Arrest made in Hickory pedestrian fatality…Statesville man arrested this morning after firing shots at dog
Weather: Clouds and 75
Sports: AC Volleyball wins again…JV Football thumps McDowell…Cougars host McDowell in Homecoming battle this evening…Bucs stun Cowboys…Panthers in midst of bye week…Cleveland forces deciding game V against White Sox…Major League Baseball looking to shorten regular season and expand playoffs…Canes clobber the Canucks…NASCAR in Charlotte
Happy Birthday: Jackson Browne, Sharon Osbourne, Scott Bakula, Mike Singletary, Annika Sörenstam, Sean Lennon, George Kittle, Scotty McCreery
Woman nabbed for attempting to purchase Bouncy House with stolen credit card https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/bouncy-castle-bust-739214
Word of the Day: regimen [rej-uh-muhn] a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result, administration or rule. “If your doctor tells you to eat more vegetables, cut out potato chips, exercise, and take vitamins, she is prescribing a regimen for better health.”
Quote of the Day: “I would say to the Cougars, stay hungry and stay humble.”…Gunnar Anderson