Monday, November 21. Day 325 of 2022
It’s World Television Day. It’s quite obvious why it’s often called the “Boob Tube”
1620: The Mayflower reached Provincetown, MA. The ship discharged the Pilgrims at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th
1783: The first successful flight was made in a hot air balloon. The pilots, Francois Pilatre de Rosier and Francois Laurent, Marquis d’Arlandes, flew for 25 minutes and 5½ miles over Paris
1789: North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
1922: Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
1973: President Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, announced the presence of an 18½-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to the Watergate case
1980: An estimated 83 million viewers tuned in to find out “who shot J.R.” on the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas. Kristin, played by Mary Crosby was the character that fired the gun
1993: The House voted against making the District of Columbia the 51st state
2000: The Florida Supreme Court granted Al Gore’s request to keep the presidential recounts going
In the News: Murder overnight in Catawba County, man in custody…Pedestrian killed in Wilkes County…Smash and grab in Bethlehem…Lenoir man arrested by Taylorsville Police…Hiddenite man facing upwards of 60 charges…Hickory Police searching for suspects
Weather: Sunny and turning warmer after very cold start this morning
Sports: Cougar Men open Hoop season with win…Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is tonight…Hickory wins state 3A Soccer title…Panther ineptitude on display in Baltimore…Tar Heels crash and burn Saturday night…Tar Heel Basketball wins Sunday…Hornets play, Hornets lose…World Cup underway, USA plays Wales today
Happy Birthday: Marlo Thomas, Earl Monroe, Goldie Hawn, Nicollette Sheridan, Troy Aikman, Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Strahan
As I’m writing this, it’s 19 degrees in Taylorsville !
Meanwhile in Buffalo
Quote of the Day: “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities”…Voltaire (Born this day in 1694)