Monday, October 21st. Day 295 of 2024
It’s National Apple Day !
1797: “Old Ironsides” the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, was launched in Boston’s harbor
1879: Thomas Edison invented the electric incandescent lamp
1927: In New York City, construction began on the George Washington Bridge https://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/george-washington-bridge/history.html
1940: Ernest Hemingway’s novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is published
1959: President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA
1994: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. Yea, right
2003: North Korea rejected President George W. Bush’s offer of a written pledge not to attack in exchange for the communist nation agreeing to end its nuclear weapons program
2021: A shooting occurs on the set of the film Rust, in which actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon which had been loaded, killing the director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and injuring director Joel Souza
In the News: Early Monday structure fire north of Taylorsville…More than 4,000 Alexander County voters have already cast a ballot…FEMA reps remain in Alexander County this week…Taylorsville man jailed after attacking law enforcement and hospital staff…Alexander County man jailed on warrant after skipping court dates…Pedestrian struck and killed overnight in Caldwell County…Two fatal accidents over weekend in Iredell County
Weather: Sunny and 77
Sports: Cougars blasted by Watauga Friday night…Alexander Central Volleyball and Women’s Tennis get State Playoff bids…World Series set, it’ll be the Dodgers and Yankees…Panthers lay an egg…New #1 in College Football…East Carolina fires coach…Liberty win WNBA title…Lagano clinches Final Four spot
Happy Birthday: Manfred Mann, Elvin Bishop, Judy Sheindlin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Patti Davis, Charlotte Caffey, Kim Kardashian, Kane Brown
Americans are addicted to Sugar https://studyfinds.org/80-pounds-of-sugar-each-year/
Word of the Day: olid [ oh-lid ] To have a foul smell. From the classical Latin olidus, meaning “having an offensive smell. ” As soon as we opened the old refrigerator, an olid wave of spoiled food hit our noses.
Quote of the Day: “Watauga is a lot better than us”…Richard C Gilbert after Friday night’s loss