It’s Tuesday, October 31st. Day 304 of 2023
1913: Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States
1964: Nevada became the 36th state to join the 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
In the News: Taylorsville man suspected of shooting three people in South Carolina makes court appearance…Two killed in Hickory crash…Victim of fatal stabbing in Catawba was from Hiddenite…Two facing felony drug charges after Alexander County traffic stop…Wilkesboro woman jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed after resisting arrest…Wilkesboro woman charged in Alexander County
Weather: Cloudy, much cooler. High in low 50’s
Sports: Cougar Football has a big task on Friday, Butler has tons of speed…Lions win Monday night…NFL trade deadline is 4pm today, will Panther trade Brian Burns ?…Canes win on the road…Hornets lose at home…Duke gets nation’s top recruit
Happy Birthday: Dan Rather, Sally Kirkland, Deidre Hall, Nick Saban, Peter Jackson, Larry Mullen, Dermot Mulroney, Vanilla Ice, Piper Perabo
A Word to the Wise. Leave the Bears alone ! https://www.yahoo.com/news/blue-ridge-parkway-closed-near-202009712.html
Why are we afraid of Clown ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/why-are-some-people-so-afraid-of-clowns/ar-AA1j56ef
Word of the Day: fiend [ feend] Satan, the Devil. Any evil spirit. A diabolically cruel or wicked person. A person who is highly skilled or gifted in something such as a poker fiend. Verb (used without object) To desire greatly.
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