1864: Nevada is admitted as the 36th State
1913: Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States
1941: The Mount Rushmore Memorial was declared complete after 14 years of work
1968: President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam
1969: Wal-Mart Discount City stores were incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
1998: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors
2011: World population hits 7 billion
2022: Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to claim all top 10 slots on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
News: Hickory man killed in Alexander County crash…Commissioners expected to name new Alexander County Manager during Monday night’s meeting…Man charged with brutal murder in Catawba County…Big Meth bust in Caldwell County…Taylorsville woman back in jail
Weather: Sunny and 60. Cold tonight for Halloween, Frost Saturday morning
Sports: Cougar Football after an embarrassing loss last week will host South Caldwell on Senior Night…JV Football lays an egg in Hudson…Tar Heels play in Dome tonight…Panthers get Bryce Young back at Green Bay on Sunday…Lamar leads Ravens over the Fish…Blue Jays can win the Fall Classic tonight north of the border…Canes ice the Islanders…Hornets can’t handle the Magic…Who wins the NASCAR title on Sunday ?
Happy Birthday: Dan Rather, Sally Kirkland, Deidre Hall, Nick Saban, Peter Jackson, Larry Mullen, Fred McGriff Dermot Mulroney, Vanilla Ice, Piper Perabo
We play Cougar Football Trivia this morning at 7:45. The winner gets a $25 Gift Card from PJ’s Seafood and Steak in Bethlehem and a pair tickets to tonight’s game !
Word of the Day: wheedle [weed-l] to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts, to obtain (something) by artful persuasions. Wheedle has been a part of the English lexicon since the mid-17th century, though no one is quite sure how it wheedled its way in. “The artful con man was able to wheedle his way to a nice payday.”
Quote of the Day: “Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. Charlie is such a loser. He wasn’t even the star of his own Halloween special”…Chris Rock
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