Monday, December 5th. Day 339 of 2022
Happy Walt Disney Day ! Walter was born this day in 1901
It’s Bathtub Party Day. How big is your tub ?
1776: At The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized.
1848: President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming the fact that gold had been discovered in California
1908: The University of Pittsburgh became the first College Football Team to use numbers on their uniforms
1933: Prohibition ended with the passage of the 21st Amendment
1945: The “Lost Squadron” disappeared. Five Navy Avenger bombers flyers began a training mission at the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station. They were never heard from again
1988: Jim Bakker and former aide Richard Dortch of the TL Club were indicted by a federal grand jury in North Carolina on fraud and conspiracy charges
2008: O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery
2018: The US State Funeral for former President George H. W. Bush is held
In the News: New Sheriff, new School Board members and other elected officials sworn in today in Alexander County…County Commissioners meet this evening…Bodies found in both Catawba and Iredell Counties over weekend…Taylorsville woman charged with assault on child…Statesville woman nabbed in Alexander County…Hickory man facing Alexander County drug charges…9 students arrested after fight on Friday at Statesville High School
Weather: Clouds rule to start the week, showers arrive too
Sports: Cougar Basketball sweeps varsity games at S Iredell Friday night…AC Cheer Team places third in State…College Football sets the Final Four…49ers lose Jimmy G…Tar Heels lose 4th straight…A wrong is righted by the Baseball Veterans Committee
Happy Birthday: Andy Kim, Jim Messina, Jim Plunkett, Lanny Watkins, Art Monk, Margaret Cho
A longtime Sesame Street Icon has passed https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-obituaries-f38bf6ecb5bcefee2d9335bcb143940f?utm_source=Connatix&utm_medium=HomePage
Wow ! Happy 190th Birthday to https://nypost.com/2022/12/04/jonathan-the-tortoise-celebrates-190th-birthday/
The Christmas Parade was great !!!
Quote of the Day: “I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things” Walt Disney (Born this day in 1901)