Monday, December 18th. Wow, we’re down to 7 Shopping Days till Christmas !
It’s Bake Some Cookies Day !
1865: U.S. Secretary of State William Seward issued a statement verifying the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment abolished slavery.
1898: A new Automobile speed record was set at 39 miles per hour
1903: The Panama Canal Zone was acquired ‘in perpetuity’ by the United States
1916: During World War I, after 10 months of fighting the French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun
1969: Britain’s Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder
1979: The sound barrier was broken on land for the first time by Stanley Barrett when he drove at 739.6 mph
1998: The House of Representatives began debate on the four articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton
2009: General Motors announced that it would shut down its Saab brand
2009: The film “Avatar” was released in the United States
In the News: Filing period ends Friday, no Democrats file for County Commission. There will be a Republican Primary…Hiddenite man detained…Taylorsville man arrested in Catawba County and held under large bond…Burke County Deputies make drug bust
Weather: Clearing but very windy. High near 50
Sports: AC Basketball sweeps South Iredell Friday night…Former Cougar finds a new home…A Christmas Miracle, the Panthers win a game…Buffalo bullies the Cowboys…App wins soggy Bowl Game…Canes lose in OT-Shootout Sunday night
Happy Birthday: Keith Richards, Steven Spielberg, Leonard Maltin, Bobby Jones, Brad Pitt, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Katie Holmes, Christina Aguilera, Ronald Acuña Jr, Billie Eilish
I’m glad I don’t live on that street https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-firefighter-captures-40-pound-124552583.html
Word of the Day: quintessential [ kwin-tuh-sen-shuhl ] The pure and essential essence of something. Of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something. The most typical definition of a something. Sentence: “Football is perhaps the quintessential team sport”
Quote of the Day: “I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart”… Hector Hugh Munro