Friday, November 13th. Day 317 of 2026
It’s Hug a Musician Day
1789: Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
1805: Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the “Frankfurter”
1927: The Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River
1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 18
1956: The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses
1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC
1995: Greg Maddox of the Atlanta Braves became the first major league pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards
2006: A deal was finalized for Google to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion
News: Wittenburg home goes up in flames Thursday afternoon…Taylorsville man arrested for at least the third time in six-months…Morganton man held in Alexander County custody…Taylorsville woman charged with cyberstalking…A second suspect arrested in Hickory murder investigation
Weather: Some Clouds today, High in low to mid-50’s…Around 32 tonight
Sports: Cougars have a big game tonight, be there, be loud and make noise when we don’t have the ball. That’s how you can help…Alexander Central Athletes sign to continue careers in College…Washington beats the G-Men in Thursday NFL…Phillip Rivers will be named new NC State Football Coach today…Canes win in Finland…MLB MVP’s named
Happy Birthday: Joe Mantegna, Tracy Scoggins, Chris Noth, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Flynn, Vinny Testaverde, Jimmy Kimmel
Word of the Day: spinster [spin-ster] a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying, a woman who has never married, woman whose occupation is to spin. “Though never married, she never was considered a spinster except in the gossip circles.”
Coach Chris Marshall