Monday, October 31st. Day 304 of 2022
Happy Halloween !
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: COVID related death reported in Alexander County…Early voting over 22 percent in Alexander County…Taylorsville man charged with assault, being held without bond…Alexander County man facing felony drug count…Claremont man convicted of Bank Robbery…Statesville man arrested for indecent liberties
Weather: Clouds and showers today, Sunshine returns Tuesday
Sports: Red Zone woes doom the Cougars on Friday night…Panthers have melt-down against Atlanta…Philly still perfect…Packers can’t handle Buffalo…Tar Heels are 7-1 but are they that good ?…World Series Game III tonight in Philly…The Bell rings in Martinsville
Happy Birthday: Dan Rather, Sally Kirkland, Deidre Hall, Nick Saban, Peter Jackson, Larry Mullen, Dermot Mulroney, Vanilla Ice, Piper Perabo
Powerball worth $1 Billion tonight https://apnews.com/article/business-iowa-df8f8b9c5f05f6c2fed4e49144967390
Is Twitter going to start charging ? https://nypost.com/2022/10/30/twitter-to-start-charging-20-a-month-for-verification-elon-musk-says/
Gastonia woman cited for going going nuts when she finds her dad drinking Mtn Dew https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-woman-cited-police-shooting-mountain-dew-cans-backyard-dont-dew-this
Quote of the Day: “Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced”…John Keats (Born this day in 1795)