Friday, November 18. Day 322 of 2022
It’s Mickey Mouse Day. Mr Mouse made his debut as “Steamboat Willie” this day in 1928
Happy Apple Cider Day ! Head to Deal Orchards and get a jug. Thank me later
1865: Samuel Clemens published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” under the pen name Mark Twain
1883: The United States and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones
1903: A treaty was signed that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal
1969: Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon
1978: In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple followers to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives including over 270 children
1987: Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report
1998: President Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers
1999: At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others
In the News: No injuries in Catawba County School Bus crash…Hiddenite man being held without bond…Four teens arrested after crime spree in Statesville and Yadkinville…Man facing felony larceny charges in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman charged with larceny…
Weather: A dry cold weekend in front of us
Sports: Cougar men open Hoop season at home tonight…Round III of State HS Football Playoffs tonight…Hickory will play for 3A Soccer title on Saturday…Titans beat Packers Thursday night…Panthers at Baltimore Sunday…Snow chases Bills out of Buffalo…LaMelo Ball’s ankle injury will cost him at least one game…Cane lose in overtime…Goldschmidt wins NL MVP
Happy Birthday: Linda Evans, Susan Sullivan, Kevin Nealon, Warren Moon, Elizabeth Perkins, Kirk Hammett Rita Cosby, Owen Wilson, Mike Epps, Megyn Kelly, Chloë Sevigny, David Ortiz, Denny Hamlin
Just for fun, here’s the Buffalo forecast https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.885440000000074&lon=-78.87845999999996#.Y3dlnHbMLcs
Maybe the strangest thing you’ll see today https://nypost.com/2022/11/17/sheep-filmed-walking-in-circle-for-12-days-straight-in-china/
Quote of the Day: “Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant”… Mitch Kapor