Friday, November 6th. Day 310 of 2026, only 55 days left until New Year
It’s Nacho Day, Love Your Lawyer Day, Saxophone Day and Basketball Day
1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected as the nations’ 16th President
1923: Jacob Schick was granted a patent for the electric shaver
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President for the 4th time
1947: Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC
1984: Ronald Reagan is re-elected as President. He wins 49 states over Democrat Walter Mondale
1991: Russian President Boris Yeltsin outlaws the Communist Party
1995: Art Modell, the owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced plans to move his team to Baltimore. The franchise is now the Baltimore Ravens
2012: Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate
2022: Powerball jackpot rises to a world record of $1.9 billion after no winners for more than three months
News: County Commissioners hear report on youth in DSS care…Taylorsville man returned to jail…Out of County warrant sends Taylorsville woman to detention…Hickory man charged this morning in Alexander County…Former pastor in Sparta arrested on Child Porn related charges
Weather: Clouds to start, Sunshine this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Soccer wins and advances to Round III of State Playoffs…Alexander Central Football enjoys a First Round Bye this evening…Jags rout the Ravens…Panthers host Denver on Sunday…Tons of huge College Football games this weekend…Nothing new on the Phillip Rivers to NC State story…Canes win on the Island…NASCAAR season finale is Sunday
Happy Birthday: Sally Field, Maria Shriver, Lori Singer, Ethan Hawke, Rebecca Romijn, Emma Stone
Word of the Day: cavernous [kav-er-nuhs] suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etc., hollow and deep-sounding, full of small cavities; porous. Latin from cavern. “Anything that’s vast or deep can be described as cavernous.”
Quote of the Day: “Hey, I didn’t make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did.”… Glenn Frey (Born this day in 1948)