Monday, December 9. Day 344 of 2024. 16 Shopping Days till Christmas
It’s National Pastry Day. Love Pastry, so does most everyone
1851: The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal
1854: Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” was published
1926: The United States Golf Association legalized the use of steel-shafted golf clubs
1965: The Charlie Brown Christmas Special airs for the first time on CBS
1979: The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first of only two diseases that have been driven to extinction (with rinderpest in 2011 being the other)
1992: Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation
2002: United Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
2014: Panther QB Cam Newton is injured when he crashes his truck in Charlotte near Bank of America Stadium. He suffers a pair of fractures in his back
In the News: Fire this morning in Sugar Loaf Community… Taylorsville man jailed by Hickory Police…Alexander County woman nabbed…Taylorsville Police charge 3 suspects with larceny…Stony Point woman facing felony drug charges…Shooting in Wilkes County…Three men charged with arson by Statesville Police
Weather: Rain to start the Week
Sports: Cougar Hoops take 3 at N Iredell but Ladies suffer 1st loss…Lady Cougar Cheer Team Wins State Title…Hickory will play for Regional Championship after holding off N Lincoln…Panther lose but sure could have won on Sunday…ACC gets two invites to Football Playoffs…Pack, Heels and Pirates will bowling…App State and Charlotte find new coaches…Mets write a Monster Check
Happy Birthday: Judi Dench, Beau Bridges, Tom Kite, John Malkovich, Donny Osmond, Felicity Huffman, Jakob Dylan, Kara DioGuardi, Simon Helberg
Woman that supported the hairbrained Defund the Police sham gets robbed https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/oscars/defund-the-police-advocate-slammed-for-asking-cops-to-locate-her-stolen-truck/ar-AA1vvR0U
Word of the Day: soigne’ [ swahn-yey ] Carefully or elegantly done, operated, maintained or designed. From French, where it serves as the past participle of the verb soigner, meaning “to take care of. “The bride walked down the aisle in a soigné gown, perfectly tailored and timeless.”
Robin Williams
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