Monday, November 20. Day 324 of 2023
It’s National Absurdity Day. It starts at the top
1789: New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights
1873: Budapest was formed when the rival cities of Buda and Pest were united to form the capital of Hungary
1945: 24 Nazi leaders went before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis ended. The Soviet Union removed its missiles and bombers from Cuba and the Unite States ended its blockade of the island
1980: On Jefferson Island, Louisiana, an oil rig in Lake Pigneur pierced the top of the salt dome beneath the island. The freshwater lake completely drained within a few hours. The Delcambre Canal reversed flow and two days later the previous freshwater lake was a 1,300-foot-deep saltwater lake
1985: Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft, is released
1990: Saddam Hussein ordered another 250,000 Iraqi troops into the country of Kuwait
1998: Forty-six states agreed to a $206 billion settlement of health claims against the tobacco industry
In the News: Around ten illegal burns over the weekend in Alexander County…Two Hickory women killed in crashes…Taylorsville man arrested for trafficking meth…Hickory man nabbed in Alexander County…Lenoir man jailed after Alexander County traffic stop…Lenoir man arrested after tussle with Taylorsville Police and Alexander County Deputies
Weather: Cloudy with maybe more than a inch of rain on the way for Tuesday
Sports: Cougar Basketball Teams open season with wins Friday night…Cougar Competition Cheer Team wins event…Hickory and Bunker Hill still alive in football playoffs, Watauga falls…Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame Ceremony is tonight…Hickory and Bunker Hill move into round IV of Football Playoffs…LR advances with big win on Saturday…Panthers lay another egg
Happy Birthday: Estelle Parsons, Dick Smothers, Joe Biden, Norman Greenbaum, Veronica Hamel, Joe Walsh, Bo Derek, Sean Young, Josh Turner
What’s your hat worth ? https://apnews.com/article/france-napoleon-hat-auction-17488b43e428aefee869c6b19bed2103
No shower for NFL players https://www.yahoo.com/sports/fedex-fields-hot-water-system-fails-in-locker-rooms-leaving-commanders-and-giants-without-working-showers-222300847.html
Word of the Day: boughpot [ bou-pot ] A large vase or pot for cut flowers or small branches.
Quote of the Day: “A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it”,,, Alistair Cooke (Born this day in 1908)