Monday, October 7th. Day 281 of 2024
It’s Bathtub Day. How many can fit in your tub ?
1826: The Granite Railway of Massachusetts begins operations as the first chartered railway in the United States
1918: The Georgia Tech football team defeated Cumberland College 222-0
1949: The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed
1958: The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury
1996: Fox News Channel begins service
2001: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 73rd home run of the season setting a single-season record that still stands
2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California in a recall election
In the News: Alex Co Commissioners will meet tonight at ACHS Auditorium…Duke Energy reports no outages in Alexander County…Elderly woman killed in crash on Sunday in Wilkes County…Area Medicare recipients can apply for extension due to Hurricane…
Weather: Sunshine today. It stays dry and turns a bit cooler
Sports: Alexander Central athletes return to competition on Wednesday, AC Football travels to Freedom on Friday…
Happy Birthday: Oliver North, John Mellencamp, Vladimir Putin, Michael W. Smith, Simon Cowell,Yo-Yo Ma, Toni Braxton, Taylor Hicks, Bree Olson, Mookie Betts
precocious [ pri-koh-shuhs ] Unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: From Latin. “The precocious child often showed great aptitude”
Quote of the Day: “There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them”… Niels Bohr (Born this day in 1885)