Monday, February 24. Day 55 of 2025
Happy Bartender Day !
1868: Andrew Johnson becomes the first President to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate
1863: Arizona is organized as a United States territory
1920: The Nazi Party was founded by Adolf Hitler and his henchmen in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
1981: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Britain’s Price Charles to Lady Diana Spencer
1991: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the Gulf War
2008: Cuba’s Parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years
2020: The Dow drops more than 1,000 points as fear of COVID-19 hits Wall Street
2022: Russia invades Ukraine
In the News: Man charged with two-counts of attempted murder overnight in Alexander County…Stony Point man killed in Saturday night crash…Taylorsville Police investigating incident after man found suffering head wound…Two Hickory teens charged with murder…
Weather: Sunny and 60 to start the week
Sports: Cougar Women’s Hoops will host 1st Round Playoff game Tuesday evening…Lady Cougar Softball host scrimmage today…Wolfpack women knock-off #1 Notre Dame…Tar Heels at Florida State tonight…Christopher Bell wins wreck-strewn Atlanta Race…Panthers create some salary cap space
Happy Birthday: Dominic Chianese, Phil Knight, Barry Bostwick, Rupert Holmes, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Murray, George Thorogood, Tom Burleson, Paula Zahn, Billy Zane, Floyd Mayweather Jr
Goat on the 5th floor ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/02/21/spain-window-goat-apartment-building/3901740171768/
Word of the Day: bucolic [ byoo-kol-ik ] Relating to shepherds; pastoral. Suggesting a peaceful, idyllic rural life. From Latin word bucolicus, which is ultimately from the Greek word boukolos, meaning “cowherd.” After spending her career in the hustle and bustle of a big city, she moved to the country seeking a bucolic pace”
Quote of the Day: “Stay hungry, stay foolish”…Steve Jobs (Born this day in 1955)