Wednesday, January 15
It’s Bagel Day, Wear a Hat Day and Strawberry Ice Cream Day
1844: The University of Notre Dame received its charter from the state of Indiana
1870: A cartoon by Thomas Nast titled “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” appeared in “Harper’s Weekly.” The cartoon used the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time
1889: The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta
1943: The Pentagon was dedicated as the world’s largest office building in Arlington, VA. The structure covers 34 acres of land and has 17 miles of corridors
1967: The first NFL Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10
1973: President Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam
2001: Wikipedia was launched
2009: US Airways Flight 1549, bound for Charlotte ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as “The Miracle on the Hudson” as all 155 people on board were rescued
In the News: Human remains located north of Taylorsville…Teen rescued from frozen pond in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed under large bond…Hiddenite man facing long list of charges…Stony Point man busted in Iredell County…Conover man returned to prison after serving 33 years…
Weather: Sunshine and 40 on Wednesday
Jayon Connor
Happy Birthday: Margaret O’Brien, Randy White, Andrea Martin, Mario Van Peebles, Chad Lowe, Drew Brees, Pitbull
The Government is hooked on Energy Drinks https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-u-s-government-runs-on-celsius-just-ask-anyone-on-capitol-hill/ar-BB1rq7jD
Word of the Day: itinerate [ ahy-tin-uh-reyt ] To go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge. often, homeless people are called itinerate. “The itinerate Pastor was quite a contrast from his predecessor”
Martin Luther King jr