Friday, November 12th. Day 316 of 2021
Raise your Glass, it’s Happy Hour Day !
1859: The first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Leotard in Paris. He was also the designer of the garment that is named after him
1892: William “Pudge” Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he was paid a $500 bonus for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
1920: Judge Keneshaw Mountain Landis was named the first Commissioner of Baseball
1927: Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union
1946: The first drive-up banking facility opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago
1975: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired after 36 years on the high court
1998: Daimler-Benz completed a merger with Chrysler to create Daimler-Chrysler AG
2020: Six people die in flooding in Northern Alexander County
In the News: Missing Wilkes County man found safe…Christmas Parade Sign-Up’s continue…Alexander County Schools benefit from BBQ…Hickory man being held under $700,000 bond…Alexander County Deputies arrest woman on assault charge
Weather: Welcome back Sunshine. Cooler this weekend
Sports: State High School Playoffs Round II tonight…Cam is back…Fish beat Baltimore…Heels lose late in Pittsburgh…Big game in Winston Salem Saturday night when NC State visits Wake Forest…Coach K and Duke host Army tonight…Coach Davis and UNC welcome Brown to Chapel Hill this evening
Happy Birthday: Al Michaels, Booker T Jones. Neil Young, Megan Mullally, Nadia Comăneci, Sammy Sosa, Tonya Harding, Cote de Pablo, Ryan Gosling, Anne Hathaway, Charlie Morton, Jason Day
Pain at the pump https://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-expensive-gasoline-america-close-210705656.html
Over/under on Cam Newton’s first interception: Game 1 1st quarter…Game 1 2nd quarter…Has he suddenly developed accuracy ?
Have a Great Weekend !
Quote of the Day: “You’re only as good as your last haircut”…Fran Lebowitz