Friday, October 28th. Day 301 of 2022
It’s National First Responders Day !
Happy National Chocolate Day !
Today in Frankenstein Friday. He, by legend was created on this day
1636: Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. The original name was Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was the first school of higher education in America
1793: Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin
1886: The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor
1919: Congress enacted the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 with the passing of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution
1962: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the U.S. that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba
1985: John A. Walker Jr. and his son, Michael Lance Walker, pled guilty to charges of spying for the Soviet Union
1995: The Atlanta Braves win the World Series in six games with a 1-0 win over Cleveland
In the News: Almost 18 percent voter turnout so far in Alexander County Early Voting…Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic today at Alexander Health Department…Troutman man charged for bomb threat at Iredell Courthouse…Taylorsville man jailed without bond…Back to Jail for Taylorsville man…Morganton man arrested in Alexander County…Burke County Stabbing under investigation
Weather: Partly Sunny with a high in the 60’s
Sports: Cougars will be short-handed tonight at Freedom, what’s new about that ?…Pack rally to beat Virginia Tech…Ravens rally to beat Little Tommy and the Bucs…Panthers at Atlanta on Sunday…World Series Game I tonight in Houston…NASCAR runs Martinsville
Happy Birthday: Susan Harris, Dennis Franz, Telma Hopkins, Caitlyn Jenner, Annie Potts, Bill Gates, Lauren Holly, Julia Roberts, Brad Paisley, Joaquin Phoenix
With the exception of Joe’s basement, the economy is tanking https://www.marketwatch.com/story/millions-of-working-americans-are-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-and-running-out-of-cash-as-another-recession-looms-11666838538
Can’t find my Red Shoes %*@^
Qute of the Day: ” I just can’t play the game anymore. I’m 63 years old, and I’ve been in the business for 40 years now. I take good advice and direction really well, but I don’t need somebody that finished college two years ago to come in and tell me what I should be recording”…Charlie Daniels…(Born this day , 1936 in Wilmington NC)