* * * * F R I D A Y * * * * * O C T O B E R 6th * * * * * D A Y 279 OF 2017 * * * * *
Happy World Smile Day ! Just do it !
It’s Mad Hatter Day, put on a silly hat and smile. Others probably will too
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army enter present-day Tallahassee in 1539
Benjamin Franklin arrives in Philadelphia at the age of 17 in 1723
The American Library Association was founded in 1876
Egypt launches a coordinated attack with Syria against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War in 1973
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House in 1979
In the News: Fire destroys County home…Will there be another ABC store in Alexander County…Hickory man dies after jumping from cab in Winston Salem…Man leads officers on high speed chase in Burke and Catawba Counties…Statesville woman arrested for stabbing
Another Sunny, Warm, Day. Some charges are coming though
Cougars in another Showdown tonight at Freedom….JV Cougars with 19th straight…Pack shine in National Glow…Pats beat the Bucs…Panthers head to Detroit…Indians and Astros win in Baseball Playoffs, 4 games today…NASCAR in Charlotte
Happy Birthday: Tony Dungy, Britt Ekland , Elisabeth Shue , Rebecca Lobo
Tony Dungy
Quote of the Day: “Never mistake motion for action”…Ernest Hemmingway