Friday, September 17. Day 260 of 2021
It’s National Concussion Awareness Day
Happy Country Music Day
1787: The Constitution was signed by delegates at the Constitutional Convention
1911: The first transcontinental airplane flight started. It took C.P. Rogers 82 hours to fly from New York City to Pasadena, CA
1930: Construction on Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, began in Black Canyon, near Las Vegas, NV
1976: “M*A*S*H” premiered on CBS
1978: The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt
1983: Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America
2001: The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression
In the News: Taylorsville Police investigating hit-and-run…Another 15 COVID-19 cases reported Thursday in Alexander County…Wilkes County bus involved in Thursday crash…Murder trial put on hold in Catawba County…Statesville teen facing Alexander drug charges…Taylorsville man arrested again and again, he’s free on bond
Weather: Some clouds, some sun
Sports: AC volleyball and Women’s Tennis get wins on Thursday…A short-handed Cougar Football team will host a loaded roster against Marvin Ridge tonight…Washington nips the Giants…Panther host Saints on Sunday…Lots of College Football this weekend…Phillies inch closer to the Braves…NASCAR in Bristol
Happy Birthday: Orlando Cepeda, David Souter, Phil Jackson, Cassandra Peterson, Rita Rudner, Rasheed Wallace, Jimmie Johnson, Patrick Mahomes
Bialik and Jennings to host Jeopardy for remainder of year https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/mayim-bialik-and-ken-jennings-will-host-jeopardy/ar-AAOwG2I
Kentucky man charged after firing at aliens https://nypost.com/2021/09/16/kentucky-man-shoots-out-of-hotel-window-says-he-was-aiming-at-aliens/
We play Cougar Football Trivia this morning at 7:45. Win tickets to the game and a meal from PJ’s Bethlehem Seafood and Steak !
Quote of the Day: “If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?”…George Carlin