* * * * F R I D A Y * * * * F E B U R A R Y 15th * * * * D A Y 46 of 2019 * * * *
It’s Caregivers Day
1898: Remember the Maine ! The battleship USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing 274. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain
1903: Morris and Rose Michtom, Russian immigrants, introduced the first teddy bear in America
1965: Canada displayed its new red and white maple leaf flag
1989: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan
1992: Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison. He would die after being beaten to death by a former inmate in 1994
2013: A meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,500 people as a shock wave blows out windows and rocks buildings
In the News: Latest on Double Murder Investigation…Body found in Iredell County…Another high-speed chase overnight on Interstate 40 in Iredell County…Major drug bust involving at least 6 illegal immigrants… Hickory man charged with child sex crimes…
Weather: Clouds Rule the entire Weekend, probably some Showers too
Sports: Chapman wins first round match in State Finals…Cougar Hoops host S Caldwell tonight in regular season finale…Hornets lose in Florida…Charlotte host NBA All-Star Game…The Fords are fast at Daytona
Jane Seymour
Happy Birthday: Claire Bloom, Jane Seymour, Matt Groening, Jaromír Jágr
Charlotte gets a lot of attention this weekend by hosting the NBA All-Star Game. Good for Charlotte, but who cares about the NBA All-Star Game ?
A movie on the life and times of Oliva Newton-John will be shown on the Lifetime Channel Saturday at 10pm. ONJ has been fight cancer for years
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic Representative from New York has done more for comedians than anyone since Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner. They don’t even have to doctor her quotes, they’re outrageous enough on their own
Is the Flu still raging ?
Quote of the Day: “Learning never exhausts the mind”… Leonardo da Vinci