Friday, February 4th. Day 35 of 2022
It’s World Cancer Day, Thank a Mail Carrier Day, and Homemade Soup Day
Today is Work Naked Day ! In celebration, I’m writing this naked
1789: Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States
1932: The first Winter Olympics on US soil began in Lake Placid, New York
1945: President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a conference at Yalta to outline plans for Germany’s defeat. Stalin took them to the cleaners
1974: The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California
1976: In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000
1997: A civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson liable in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Goldman’s parents were awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages
Chris Hughes
Photo: wikipedia.com
In the News: 19 new COVID cases reported Thursday in Alexander County…Arson suspected in Claremont fire…Man shot in Moravian Falls…Taylorsville teen charged…Taylorsville Police charge suspect…Hiddenite man jailed in Catawba County…California man nabbed with over 66 pounds of pot in Iredell County
Weather: Rain ends tonight. Weekend looks cold and dry. By the way, today is the mid-point of Winter
Sports: Alexander Central Basketball at South Caldwell this evening…Cougars name new men’s Tennis Coach…App and Charlotte lose Thursday night…All-Star Weekend in NHL…Jaguars name new coach…Super Bowl a week away
Happy Birthday: Dan Quayle, Alice Cooper, Lawrence Taylor, Clint Black, Gabrielle Anwar, Hunter Biden, Rob Corddry, Oscar De La Hoya
Too late if you were mulling the purchase of a Super Bowl Ad, they’re all gone https://deadline.com/2022/02/nbcuniversal-sells-super-bowl-ad-inventory-record-million-1234925800/
Man gets life in prison for deadly Mayo fight https://nypost.com/2022/02/03/iowa-man-kristofer-erlbacher-sentenced-to-life-after-killing-caleb-solberg-over-mayonnaise/
A chicken has been arrested at the Pentagon ! https://apnews.com/article/oddities-animal-welfare-us-department-of-defense-c4135de70888746d40bf2a5a0dc678dc
Quote of the Day: “You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself”…Andrew Carnegie