Monday, December 4th. Day 338 of 2023
Celebrate National Sock Day
Happy Cookie Day !
1812: Peter Gaillard patented the power mower
1909: The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration. The program had been created in order to provide jobs during the Great Depression
1943: Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced that any club was free to employ black players
1954: The first Burger King is opened in Miami
1991: Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was released after nearly seven years in captivity in Lebanon
1991: Pan American World Airways ceased operations
2017: The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 440 square miles in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
In the News: Bethlehem Star Lighting is tonight…Alexander County Commissioners meet this evening…Taylorsville woman facing more than 80 felony charges makes court appearance today…Stony Point man jailed without bond…Inmate dies while in Iredell County Jail…Hickory Police searching for shooter
Weather: Sunny with a high near 60
Sports: Two Alexander Central Swim records set last week…Hickory Football will play for State Title…Freedom looking for Football Coach…Florida State snubbed by College Football Playoff Committee…Of course the Panthers lose…App State get big hoop win on Sunday
Happy Birthday: Wink Martindale, Max Baer, Jr., Freddy Cannon, Chris Hillman, Jeff Bridges, Cassandra Wilson, Marisa Tomei, Jay-Z, Tyra Banks
Problems Sleeping ? https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-does-sleep-become-more-183001105.html
A Farewell Kiss https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/03/kiss-final-concert-new-era-band-avatars/71753863007/
A Cherokee Barbie Doll https://apnews.com/article/cherokee-nation-wilma-mankiller-mattel-barbie-oklahoma-060faaf1d0cc13e401e79497c14b65cc
Word of the Day: reprobate [ rep-ruh-beyt ] A depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person as in a drunken reprobate. Morally depraved. A person rejected by God. Verb: To reject or censure.
Quote of the Day: “Imagination is more important than knowledge” … Albert Einstein