Friday, October 22. Day 295 of 2021
It’s Smart is Cool Day. How could it not be ?
1746: The College of New Jersey was officially chartered. It’s now Princeton University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University
1836: Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas
1934: FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd in Ohio
1962: President Kennedy announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval “quarantine” of the Communist nation
1981: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August
1986: President Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law
In the News: Woman found dead in Alexander County housefire…Alexander County teen listed as missing…One killed, 2 injured in Catawba County crash…18 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed for probation violation, 2 others charged with harboring her…Stony Point man jailed Thursday…Body found in Burke County well, 2 charged with hiding body
Weather: Sunshine with a high in the low 70’s
Sports: Short handed Cougars visit Hibriten tonight…Lady Cougar Volleyball to host State Playoff match on Saturday…Dodgers stay alive…Sox at Houston tonight in ALCS…Canes off to 3-0 start
Happy Birthday: Christopher Lloyd, Catherine Deneuve, Jeff Goldblum, Shelby Lynne, Ichiro Suzuki
Alec Baldwin involved in fatal shooting https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/sheriffs-office-alec-baldwins-prop-firearm-kills-one-injures-another/article_9612afc6-32c5-11ec-9e2e-e3cc47b69ce5.html
Be gone Buzzards of Bunn https://apnews.com/article/oddities-north-carolina-raleigh-625257e6cabf1758ebdf143a91a6fa7a
Quote of the Day: “Truth is a great flirt”…Franz Liszt (Born this day in 1811)