Friday, September 22nd. Day 265 of 2023
It’s the Final Day of Summer
1862: President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863
1914: A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors
1949: The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb successfully
1969: Willie Mays hit his 600th career home run
1975: Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service
1989: Hurricane Hugo roared through Alexander and surrounding counties. Thousands were without electricity, some for a month or more
Harry Gant
2003: TV sitcom “Two and a Half Men” premieres starring Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer
In the News: Hiddenite Celebration is Saturday…Four charged with murder in 2008 Catawba County murder case…teen pleads guilty to Hickory murder…Stony Point woman arrested overnight…Taylorsville man held in Jail…Hiddenite man facing charges
Weather: Sunny and Breezy today. High around 75
Sports: Cougar Football gets night off before league opener vrs Ashe County next Friday…Ashe County tunes up with win over Tasty Pastry las night…It looks like Bryce Young will not play Sunday in Seattle…49rs roll over the G-Men…Some really good College Football games this weekend…Baseball begins second-to last weekend of regular season
Happy Birthday: David Coverdale, Debby Boone, Andrea Bocelli, Neil Cavuto, Joan Jett, Scott Baio, Bonnie Hunt, Ronaldo
Take care of your teeth and gums. Your brain will thank you https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/take-care-of-your-teeth-and-gums-oral-health-can-affect-your-brain/ar-AA1h2TKf#image=1
Joe does it again https://nypost.com/2023/09/21/biden-praises-congressional-black-caucus-during-address-to-congressional-hispanic-caucus/
Word of the Day: draconian [drey-koh-nee-uhn] Rigorous. Unusually severe or cruel. The word is from Draco, a late 7th-century Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws. Sentence: Human rights groups say the measures were “Draconian” and counter-productive
Quote of the Day: “In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first”…George Carlin