Monday, September 15th. Day 258 of 2025
It’s Double Cheeseburger Day
1776: British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution
1883: The University of Texas at Austin opened
1916: During the Battle of the Somme, in France, tanks were first used in warfare when the British rolled them onto the battlefields
1928: Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penicillin
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1982: The first issue of “USA Today” was published
1994: The Major League Baseball season is cancelled for the first time in history
2008: Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history
News: Hickory man nabbed in elaborate crime operation in Alexander County. More charges and more arrests are expected…Taylorsville woman jailed again…Alexander County man back in custody…Taylorsville Police arrest man after brief chase…Wilkes County Deputy recovering after injuries sustained in head-on collision
Weather: Some Clouds mixed with Sun. High near 80
Sports: Cougar’s come up short despite a great effort at Statesville…Panthers put on frantic rally but get stuffed when they had a chance to win…Eagles win Super Bowl rematch…Taylorsville’s Michael Bumgarner wins again and take track championship at Hickory Motor Speedway…Bell takes Bristol…Two weeks left in Baseball regular season
Happy Birthday: Tommy Lee Jones, Oliver Stone, Ron Shelton, Pete Carroll, Dan Marino, Prince Harry, Danny Nucci, Heidi Montag
Experimental cream might eliminate scar tissue https://gizmodo.com/experimental-cream-could-make-permanent-scars-a-thing-of-the-past-2000656872
Word of the Day: tributary [trib-yuh-ter-ee] a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water. A person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like. From Latin meaning one who pays tribute. “The Catawba River is a tributary of the Wateree River and Lake Wateree in South Carolina. It then flows to the Santee River and the Atlantic Ocean.”
Quote of the Day: “My mother just liked the way the name Nipsey sounded”… Nipsey Russell (Born this day in 1915)
Embarrassing as it is, B86 audio is still mush. Tune to 1570 or stream online at 860.wacb.com
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