Monday, September 26th. Day 269 of 2022
It’s Chimichanga Day
1789: Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State
1914: The Federal Trade Commission was established in the United States
1933: Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, “Don’t shoot, G-Men!”, which becomes a nickname for FBI agents
1950: U.N. troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans during the Korean Conflict
1967: “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS
1969: Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released
2020: President Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In the News: Man airlifted after tractor accident on Friday in Ellendale Community…County Health Department passes accreditation…First County Veteran’s Day Parade coming in November…Man charged with breaking and entering and resisting arrest in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed…Hickory man nabbed after trying to flee from Hudson Police
Weather: Sunshine and 75 today. Ian might head our way later this week
Sports: Brzykcy gets first AAA save…Cougar Football prepping for league opener Friday night…Panthers win for first time in 10 games…App magic runs out…Wake loses tough one to Clemson…Heels loses to a so-so Notre Dame team…Pack cruise…Braves and Mets dueling to the finish…Judge still at 60…Pujols joins 700 Club…
Happy Birthday: Linda Hamilton, Melissa Sue Anderson, Dave Martinez, Jillian Barberie, Jim Caviezel
We better keep an eye on this storm https://apnews.com/article/storms-hurricanes-florida-cuba-evacuations-5ca1bc4f27ff637e94f0d6cfd906755e?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_06
That big glow in the sky tonight is Jupiter https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/jupiter-is-about-to-make-its-closest-approach-to-earth-in-59-years/ar-AA12fxYT
The home of Colonel Sanders is for sale https://nypost.com/2022/09/25/colonel-sanders-historic-restaurant-is-for-sale-and-kfc-isnt-happy/
Quote of the Day: “If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?”…T. S. Eliot (Born this day in 1888)