WACB 860AM

Apple City Broadcasting

  • News
  • Sports
  • Rick’s Blog
  • Contact Us
  • WTLK

Richard C Gilbert’s King Day Blog

January 18, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, January 18th

It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It Thesaurus Day. Judging some vocabularies (or lack thereof), more people should own one and make use of it

Happy Winnie the Pooh Day ! We need more of Winnie the Pooh

1778: James Cook is the first known European to arrive on the Hawaiian Islands, He names the “Sandwich Islands”

1911: Aviation history is made. Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship

1958: Willie O’Ree, the first Black Canadian player player makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins

1990: Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. Despite video to prove it, the mental midgets in DC re-elect him

1996: Lisa Marie files for divorce from Michael Jackson

2016: Eagle co-founder Glenn Frey dies at the age of 67

In the News: COVID numbers still climbing in Alexander County, two more deaths reported over weekend…a lot of fender benders Friday night and Saturday morning after sleet falls…County Officers closed for King Holiday…Taylorsville couple wanted for murder remain at large…Homicide over weekend in Statesville…Alexander County man arrested for same charge for 2nd time in less than a week

Weather: Sunshine aplenty for the next several days

Sports: Cougar Basketball sweeps four games from McDowell Friday…NFL’s Final Four is set, Buffalo bandwagon is getting very crowded….Patrick Mahomes status a big question…Little Tommy Brady headed to Frozen Tundra…

Happy Birthday: Kevin Costner, Mark Messier, Julius Peppers, Jason Segel

Still as powerful as when the words were spoken https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-PReWhMGM

Music icon-convicted murderer has died https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/17/phil-spector-dead-dies-81/

Some interesting games over the weekend in the NFL. sad to see Drew Brees out of the mix with his career coming to an end. Can Little Tommy Brady overcome Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on the Frozen Tundra ? We’ll get constant updates all week on the status of KC QB Patrick Mahomes. They’ll need him to beat Buffalo

Quote of the Day: “Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops”… Cary Grant (Born this day in 1904)

Share this post:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Print

Latest News

  • Governor Eases Some COVID Restrictions
  • Conover Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery With Dangerous Weapon
  • Alexander County Man Jailed Without Bond
  • Man From Hiddenite Arrested After Traffic Stop
  • Lenoir Man Charged With Embezzling More Than $1 Million
  • Hendren Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Russell Well Drilling- russellwelldrilling.com
  • Kincaid Furniture
  • Hewitt Schrum Construction
  • Johnny Watts Insurance Agency - Life, Health & Medicare - Taylorsville, NC

Apple City Broadcasting
133 E Main Ave Taylorsville, NC 28681
(828) 632-4621

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.