Monday, October 6th. Day 279 of 2025
It’s National Coaches Day and Noodle Day
Break out the lid, it’s Mad Hatters Day
1880: The Cincinnati Reds were booted from the National League for selling beer at games. They were reinstated when sanity returned
1927: “The Jazz Singer” opened in New York starring Al Jolson
1961: President Kennedy advised American families to build or buy bomb shelters for protection in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union
1979: Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House
1992: Ross Perot appeared in his first paid broadcast on CBS after entering the presidential race
2010: Instagram is launched online
2010: Roy Halliday of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter in a National League Playoff Game against the Cincinnati Reds
2018: The Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process
News: Alexander County Commissioners meet today…Unemployment increases in latest state figures…Hickory Police have man in custody after Friday night homicide…Taylorsville Police charge man with possession of fentanyl…Stony Point man back behind bars…Alexander County man arrested for probation violation…Eastern NC man jailed in Alexander County
Weather: Sunny and 78
Sports: Cougars look uninspired in Friday night snoozer at St Stephens (Blame it on the white pants)…Panthers rally to win after falling behind 17-0…Toronto goes up 2-0 on Yankees…Seattle pulls even with Detroit…National League front and center today…SVG keeps everyone on Road Course behind him again
Happy Birthday: Britt Ekland, Kevin Cronin, Tony Dungy, Elisabeth Shue, Rebecca Lobo, Trevor Lawrence
Look for the Supermoon tonight https://apnews.com/article/supermoon-october-2025-108f41b4fbd04335038c721b387aa6e1
Jack Daniels to end the hand-out for local farmers in Tennessee https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jack-daniel-cuts-off-free-185100888.html
Word of the Day: brusque [bruhsk] abrupt in manner; blunt; rough. From Italian meaning “Butcher’s Broom” “The response was brusque and left little room for discussion”
Quote of the Day: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.’… Winston Churchill
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