Friday, December 3rd. Day 337 of 2021
It’s National Bartender Day ! Tip them well
1800: The Electoral College casts votes for president and vice president that resulted in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr
1910: Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show
1931: Alka Seltzer is marketed for the first time. Plop-Plop-Fizz-Fizz !
1950: Paul Harvey begins his daily Radio Broadcast. He would remain on the air until 2008
1968: The rules committee of Major League Baseball announced that in 1969 the pitcher’s mound would be lowered from 15 to 10 inches
1993: Britain’s Princess Diana announced she would be limiting her public appearances because she was tired of the media’s intrusions into her life
1994: Sony introduced the first Play Station
1997: Representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, China, and Russia do not sign the treaty
In the News: Teen charged with child-sex crimes in Alexander County…Woman arrested after chase ends in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman charged with harboring a fugitive…Alexander County Christmas Parade rolls Saturday…Bethlehem Star lighting ceremony is Saturday evening…Alexander County COVID-19 update
Weather: Super nice, high in the 70’s
Sports: Cougar Hoops at West Wilkes this evening…High School Football Regional Finals tonight…College Football takes center stage with conference championship games this weekend…Cowboys win in New Orleans…Panthers get week off…Canes in a slump…Baseball Lockout could spell Doom for the game
Happy Birthday: Bobby Allison, Ozzy Osbourne, Mickey Thomas, Rick Mears, Daryl Hannah, Julianne Moore, Anna Chlumsky
He was the “The Big Ragu” https://nypost.com/2021/12/02/laverne-shirley-actor-eddie-mekka-the-big-ragu-dead-at-69/
The Associated Press Best Photos from 2021 https://apnews.com/article/2021-top-photos-associated-press-d0b894e16a0f7759745c7888331c314b
Quote of the Day: “Cowards die many times before their actual deaths”…Julius Caesar