Monday, January 23
It’s National Mental Health Awareness Day. A skeptic might offer that Mental Health is becoming rare
1789: Georgetown College (now University) was established as the first Catholic college in the U.S. The school is in Washington, DC
1845: Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
1849: Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States’ first female doctor
1950: The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution proclaiming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
1968: North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo, charging it had intruded into the nation’s territorial waters on a spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later
1971: In Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was reported as minus 80 degrees. That’s not wind chill either
1997: Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State
2002: American journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Pakistan and subsequently murdered
In the News: Body found in parking lot of Hickory WalMart…Stony Point woman sent to jail for contempt of court…Catawba County man nabbed for second time by Taylorsville Police…Taylorsville man facing felony drug charge…Hickory man arrested on Alexander County drug charge…Stony Point charged with going armed to the terror of the public
Weather: Clouds turn to Sunshine today
Sports: Cougar Basketball takes 3 of 4 from Freedom Friday night…UNC beats State, Pack player hurt but it looks like he’s gonna be OK…NFL Final Four is set. The most impressive teams over the weekend were Philly and the Bengals.
Happy Birthday: Chita Rivera, Jerry Kramer, Richard Dean Anderson, Chesley Sullenberger, Robin Zander, Mariska Hargitay, Norah O’Donnell
The IRS tax season begins today https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-sets-january-23-as-official-start-to-2023-tax-filing-season-more-help-available-for-taxpayers-this-year
The second man on the Moon takes a bride at 93 https://apnews.com/article/marriage-michael-collins-neil-armstrong-buzz-aldrin-los-angeles-e8a3947a8a3b5dcd0dee57987db6be6e
The Mayor of Washington, DC tells Joe “You’re killing my city” https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/01/20/bowser-biden-federal-workers-washington-dc-00078677
9 people from Alexander County went for milk and bread while watching snow fall during the Buffalo Bills game on Sunday
Quote of the Day: “Horror movies are the best date movies. There’s no wondering, ‘When do I put my arm around her?”… Eli Roth