Monday, February 10. Day 41 of 2025
It’s Umbrella Day
1897: “The New York Times” began printing “All the news that’s fit to print” on their front page. It’s fitting to say that the slogan does not say anything about truth and accuracy
1942: Glenn Miller and his Orchestra awarded the 1st ever gold record for selling 1 million copies of “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
1962: The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
1971: One of the most heralded albums of all-time, Carole King’s “Tapestry” is released
1981: The Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino caught fire. Eight people were killed and 198 were injured
1991: Charlotte hosted the NBA All-Star Game
1992: Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping Desiree Washington, Miss Black American contestant
2005: North Korea publicly announced for the first time that it had nuclear arms. The Hermit Kingdom also rejected attempts to restart disarmament talks saying that it needed the weapons as protection against an increasingly hostile United States
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners meet this evening…Registered Sex-Offender from Stony Point arrested…Staesville man charged in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police charge man…Conover woman jailed for assault with a deadly weapon…
Weather: Clearing not as warm, high around 50. Cold temps and rain for Tuesday
Sports: Super Bowl and Super Dud, Eagles maul the Chiefs…Cougar Hoops can’t keep up with South Caldwell Friday night…It’s likely the new Alexander Central Football Coach is announced today…Duke falls at Clemson…Heels win a game they should have lost…Wake wins…Pack continues to underwhelm…Hornets trade with Lakers is voided…Canes head into break with win on Saturday
Happy Birthday: Leontyne Price, Robert Wagner, Roberta Flack, Mark Spitz, Greg Norman, John Calipari, George Stephanopoulos, Laura Dern, Elizabeth Banks, Emma Roberts, Lexi Thompson
The Rainbow Capital of the World is https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-rainbows-capital-native-hawaiians-rainy-season-f9498854a95de626905627602ac90d87
Word of the Day: demarcation [ dee-mahr-key-shuhn ] The specification of a boundary or boundaries. A separation. From Spanish. “The Catawba River forms a natural demarcation between Alexander and Catawba County”
Quote of the Day: “If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?”… Steven Wright