Monday, December 7th. Day 342 of 2020
Nice to be back after a week of vacation that was in no way a vacation. It was a stress-filled, nerve wracking, chaotic week revolving around moving from the house I called home for almost 18 years. Despite the week that was, I survived !
It’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on this day in 1941. The following day the United States would declare war on the Empire of Japan
1796: John Adams was elected the second President of the United States
1842: The New York Philharmonic gave its first concert
1932: German-born physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa
1946: A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history
1963: Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia
1982: In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States. Brooks had been convicted of murder
In the News: County Commissioners meet this evening…COVID count over 1,800 in County…Unemployment drops in Alexander County…Man charged with peeping at Wittenburg Elementary School makes court appearance today…Woman jailed by Taylorsville Police
Weather: A few clouds early, maybe some drizzle then clearing by mid-morning. High in mid 40’s
Sports: Alexander Central headed back to 4A in 2021…Lady Cougar Volleyball host Freedom today…Panthers had Sunday off, host Denver next…Browns impressive Sunday…Big story in College Football this weekend might have been Coastal Carolina’s win over BYU
Happy Birthday: Ellen Burstyn, Johnny Bench, Tom Waits, Larry Bird, Terrell Owens
A fascinating story on the tragic flooding in Hiddenite https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/it-was-like-we-were-a-bowl-and-it-was-just-filling-up-campground-flood/article_e84ba660-2f44-11eb-bb6d-e743ba5fca38.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
Squiggy has died https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-michael-mckean-1da7248de5f4bf06d7e2fe19d79e9a31
Quote of the Day: “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve” Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto after the attack on Pearl Harbor