Monday, November 18. Day 323 of 2024
It’s Apple Cider Day
Happy Micky Mouse Day !
1865: Samuel Clemens published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” under the pen name Mark Twain
1883: The United States and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones
1903: A treaty was signed that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal
1969: Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon
Jim Jones
1987: Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report
1998: President Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers
1999: At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others
In the News: Taylorsville woman identified after body found in Wllkes County…Alexander Railroad gets grant funds…Taylorsville man arrested twice within hours at same location…Alexander County man held in Catawba County custody…Conover man that led officers on chase last week apears in Alexander County court today…Hickory woman gets 15 years for trafficking meth
Weather: Sun and Clouds mix. High near 70
Sports: Cougars suffer worst loss in history Friday night at Mooresville…LR Football gets Playoff Bid…Bills end KC’s perfect start…Lions roar…Steelers win without touchdown…Canes keep winning…Hornets fall in Cleveland
Happy Birthday: Linda Evans, Susan Sullivan, Kevin Nealon, Warren Moon, Elizabeth Perkins, Kirk Hammett Rita Cosby, Owen Wilson, Mike Epps, Megyn Kelly, Chloë Sevigny, David Ortiz, Denny Hamlin, Caleb Williams
I’ll see your Bull in a China Shop and raise you a Bear in a Candy Shop https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/bear-caught-eating-candy-at-gatlinburg-candy-store-sweet/ar-AA1u5Whe
Word of the Day: homonym [ hom-uh-nim ] Two words that are spelled the same, are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. “The man standing beside the pole is a Pole.” “The baseball game was halted during an at bat when a bat flew over home plate” “Your right, I should have turned right”
Quote of the Day: “I’d like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me”… Alan Shepard (Born this day in 1923)