Monday, November 28. Day 332 of 2022
It’s Cyber Monday. Tradition is more things are ordered online the Monday after Thanksgiving than any other day
Happy French Toast Day ! Who don’t like French Toast ?
1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait. The strait is now named after him
1919: American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament
1925: The Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut on station WSM in Nashville
1942: In Boston, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people
1963: President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral would be renamed Cape Kennedy in honor of JFK. The name was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973 by a vote of residents
1990: Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain
1994: Jeffrey Dahmer, a convicted serial killer, was clubbed to death in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate
In the News: COVID death reported in Alexander County…Bethlehem residence suffers damage in Saturday fire…Woman charged with murder of 4-year old in Catawba County…Shooing reported in Catawba County parking lot…Woman jailed in Alexander County…Two Wilkesboro residents get Federal Prison time for drug trafficking
Weather: Sunshine, High near 60
Sports: Cougar Women win Hoop opener on Friday…Panthers beat Denver, head into bye week…Pack beats UNC in overtime…App’s season over at 6-6…Bama beats Tar Heels in 4 overtimes…Duke falls in Portland
Happy Birthday: Berry Gordy Jr, Paul Warfield, Randy Newman, Ed Harris, Judd Nelson, Jon Stewart, Chase Elliott
The Word of the Year is https://apnews.com/article/word-of-the-year-2022-80d02a3e0a347e542466571ca9cdb2ef
Ever been to a nude beach ? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/spencer-tunick-naked-photoshoot-bondi-beach-intl/index.html
Quote of the Day: “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend”…William Blake (Born this day in 1757)