Friday, January 10th, 2019
1776: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense
1870: John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil
1946: The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place with 51 nations represented
1990: Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications
1994: In Manassas, VA, Lorena Bobbitt went on trial. She had been charged with maliciously wounding her husband John. She was acquitted by reason of temporary insanity
2003: North Korea announced that it was withdrawing from the global nuclear arms control treaty and had no plans to develop nuclear weapons. It’s on you if you believed it
In the News: Sheriff requests that Alexander County become a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary…Man captured after foot chase in Taylorsville…Woman arrested by Taylorsville Police on multiple charges…Claremont man holds officer at bay with machete before being taken into custody…Man surrenders to police after fatal hit and run in Iredell County
Weather: Rain, maybe a lot of over weekend. Clearing and Warm Sunday
Sports: Cougar Hoops on the road tonight at McDowell…UNC Women had Lady Wolfpack first loss of season…Could Clemson win in Chapel Hill for 1st time ever on Saturday ?…NFL Elite 8 action Saturday and Sunday
Happy Birthday: Harry Gant, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, George Foreman, Pat Benatar, Shawn Colvin, Jake Delhomme
Harry Gant
Rod Stewart
Pretty exciting to watch an officer chase a man on foot Thursday afternoon in Taylorsville. Some of those cops can run
When and if it ever goes a few days without raining, I’ll have my car washed. Looks like it might be July before that happens
Quote of the Day: “The trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more”…Erica Jong