Monday, October 9. Day 282 of 2023
Happy Columbus Day !
1635: Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was banished from Massachusetts because he had spoken out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away land that belonged to Native Americans
1701: The Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in New Haven. The institution is known today as Yale University
1855: Isaac Singer patented the sewing machine motor
1919: The Cincinnati Reds won the World Series. The win would be later tainted when 8 Chicago White Sox were charged with throwing the game. The incident became known as the “Black Sox” scandal
1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt approves aprogram that would become the Manhattan Project. The project would develop the world’s first nuclear bombs
1965” “Yesterday” by The Beatles goes #1
Dean Smith
2006: North Korea conducts it’s first nuclear test
In the News: Alexander County Veterans Service Office is now in new location…Threat of shooting stops Football game at Statesville High School…Taylorsville man charged with felony larceny and drug charges…Stony Point man facing multiple charges…Hiddenite man in custody…Hickory man arrested on indecent liberties charge
Weather: Chilly start, Clouds increase today
Sports: Rally by Cougars falls short at Watauga…Panthers are 0-5 after loss in Detroit…UNC, NC State and Lenoir-Rhyne get Saturday wins…Braves try to even series with Phillies tonight…Almendinger win on Charlotte Roval
Happy Birthday: Brian Lamb, Jackson Browne, Sharon Osbourne, Scott Bakula, Annika Sörenstam, Sean Lennon, George Kittle, Scotty McCreery
Is there a coffee shortage ? https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/starbucks-scientists-developing-climate-proof-131120173.html
Word of the Day: flounce [ flouns ] Verb: To go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements. To throw the body about spasmodically. Noun: An act or instance of flouncing; a flouncing movement. A strip of material gathered or pleated and attached at one edge, with the other edge left loose or hanging: used for trimming, as on the edge of a skirt or sleeve or on a curtain, slipcover.
Quote of the Day: “Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one”… John Lennon (Born this day in 1940)