Friday, October 9th. Day 283 of 2020
It’s Beer and Pizza Day. I’m in !!!
1701: The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered
1781: The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War took place in Yorktown, VA. The American forces, led by George Washington, defeated the British troops under Lord Cornwallis
1919: The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the “Black Sox” scandal
1946: The first electric blanket went on sale
1986: The Phantom of the Opera, eventually the second longest running musical in London, opens
2006: North Korea conducts its first nuclear test
In the News: Alexander County COVID-19 update…Voter registration deadline is today at 5pm…Investigation continues into Wednesday shootings in Alexander County…Two charged with drug trafficking in Lenoir
Weather: Clouds take over. Weekend could be wet
Sports: Tonight would have been Homecoming at ACHS with Freedom in town…Bears beat the Bucs…Panthers can move into tie for division lead with win at Atlanta on Sunday…Some big games Saturday in College Football…Braves, Dodgers, Astros, advance…Yanks force a game 5…NASCAR runs the Roval
Happy Birthday: Brian Lamb, Jackson Browne, Scott Bakula,Mike Singletary, Sean Lennon, Annika Sörenstam
Interesting, Fleetwood Mac Song in #1 again https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/10/08/what-year-is-it-fleetwood-macs-dreams-number-1-on-itunes-van-halen-takes-up-third-of-the-top-100
Some of us look better wearing a mask
Quote of the Day: “The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly”… Abraham Lincoln