Monday, December 2nd. Day 337 of 2024
It’s Cyber Monday
1804: Napoleon was crowned emperor of France
1901: Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor. It was first razor to feature a permanent handle and disposable double-edge razor blades. A major improvement in shaving from the old straight-razor
1927: The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A. It was the successor to the Model T
1942: A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated by Dr. Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago
1961: Fidel Castro declared in a broadcast speech that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that he was going to lead Cuba to communism
1970: The Environmental Protection Agency began operations
1993: Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces
2009: Tiger Woods in a brief statement apologized for his “Transgressions” and stated he was stepping away from golf for a while
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners meet this evening…New members on Board of Education take oath today…Unemployment increases in Alexander County…Hiddenite man facing felony charges in Iredell County…Maiden man wanted on Alexander County charges now in custody…Statesville man jailed in Alexander County
Weather: Sunny but we don’t get out of the 40’s
Sports: Hickory stays perfect in Football and will play in Regional Semi Friday night…Panthers lose a heartbreaker in overtime…Mack Brown loses final game in Chapel Hill…Some weekend drama in College Football…
Britney Spears
Pardon me Joe https://apnews.com/article/biden-son-hunter-charges-pardon-pledge-24f3007c2d2f467fa48e21bbc7262525
America’s 10 most expensive Zip Codes https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/30/most-expensive-zip-codes-in-the-us.html
Word of the Day: diurnal [ dahy-ur-nl ] Active by day. In Botany, a flower that opens by day and closes by night. Having a daily cycle. “A Sunflower is an example of a diurnal”
Quote of the Day: “Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized”… Albert Einstein