Friday, October 20th. Day 294 of 2022
It’s Apple Day ! We’re lucky, some of the best in the world are grown right here
1797: “Old Ironsides” the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, was launched in Boston’s harbor
1879: Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp
1927: In New York City, construction began on the George Washington Bridge https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/george-washington-bridge/history.html
1940: Ernest Hemingway’s novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is published
1959: President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA
1994: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. Yea, right
2003: North Korea rejected President George W. Bush’s offer of a written pledge not to attack in exchange for the communist nation agreeing to end its nuclear weapons program
In the News: Over 900 Alexander County citizens vote in Day-1 of Early Balloting…Another fentanyl arrest in Alexander County…Woman charged with assaulting officer in Eastern Alexander County…Stony Point man facing long list of charges…Stony Point man nabbed for felony probation violation…Taylorsville woman arrested for larceny by employee
Weather: Picture Perfect Weekend, do you like Perfect ?
Sports: Senior night for Cougar Football team tonight vrs Hibriten…JV Cougar Football falls a point shy at Hibriten…AC Volleyball at Watauga in Rnd I of State Playoffs on Saturday…Panthers trade C Mac to 49ers…Houston up 2-0 on Yankees…Canes lose after 3-0 start
Happy Birthday: Manfred Mann, Elvin Bishop, Judy Sheindlin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Patti Davis, Charlotte Caffey, Kim Kardashian, Kane Brown
The hot housing market is hot no more https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/20/existing-home-sales-fall-to-a-10-year-low-in-september.html
A man played Saxophone during surgery https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/a-man-needed-a-brain-tumor-removed-he-played-the-sax-during-surgery/ar-AA13aoir
Was it a good move for the Panther to trade Christian McCaffrey ? In the short-term, no way but in the long term with the team in desperate need of draft capital, it makes good sense. All of it will depend on what players the Panthers draft with those pick. With CMAC on the 49ers, they might be headed to the Super Bowl
Quote of the Day: “In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure”… Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Born this day in 1772)