Friday, October 15th. Day 288 of 2021
It’s Global Handwashing Day. My hands are still clean from COVID
Happy Chicken Cacciatore Day!
1815: Napoleon began his exile on the remote island of St. Helena
1860: 11-year old Grace Bedell wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. The letter stated that Lincoln would look better if he would grow a beard. He thought so too
1888: The “From Hell” letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by Police in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell_letter
1939: New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport
1951: “I Love Lucy” premiered on CBS
1984: The Freedom of Information Act was passed
1989: Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe to become all-time leading points scorer in the NHL
2008: The Dow closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow’s history
In the News: COVID-19 cases taking another spike in Alexander County…Highway named in honor of Wilkes County citizen…Taylorsville man jailed on felony drug counts…Man jailed in Alexander County for felony probation violation…
Weather: Sunny High in low to mid 80’s. Cooler temps on the way beginning Saturday night
Sports: AC Soccer wins…Baby Cougar Football routs South Caldwell…Coach Carter says we can’t let the Watauga loss carry-over to the game tonight…Bucs ground the Eagles…Dodgers will face the Braves in NLCS…ACLS begins tonight in Houston…Cards fire manager…Canes open season with win
Happy Birthday: Barry McGuire, Linda Lavin, Jim Palmer, Sarah, Duchess of York, Emeril Lagasse, Keyshia Cole
This is very disturbing https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/14/american-bumble-bees-disappeared-8-states-face-extinction/8448637002/
Cher has sued Sonny’s heirs https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-lawsuits-cher-64f28c2efe7546e317271cec83f49ae6
Quote of the Day: “Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger”…Mario Puzo (Born this day in 1920)