Monday, October 27th. Day 300 of 2023
Caution, it’s Black Cat Day
Anchors Away ! Happy Navy Day
1787: The first of the Federalist Papers were published. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name “Publius.”
1904: The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America
1938: Du Pont announced “nylon” as the new name for its new synthetic yarn
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis! By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Soviet Naval Officer Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov
1988: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building
2004: The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918 when they completed a 4-0 sweep of the St Louis Cardinals
2022: Elon Musk takes ownership and control of Twitter
News: Alexander County Deputies searching for fugitive…Newton man killed in Saturday night head-on collision…Alexander County man jailed overnight…Hiddenite man arrested on hit and run charge…Iredell Deputies take Hiddenite man into custody
Weather: Rain Showers throughout the Day. A Chilly High of 48
Sports: ACHS Women Golfers Meredith Wike and Shaylen Boston tee-off in State 6A Finals today…Cougars were frankly horrible (being kind as can be) Friday night at Freedom…Panthers take a face planting vrs Buffalo…LSU fires Kelly…World Series, even at 1 shifts to La La Land tonight…William Byron takes Martinsville and makes the Final 4…Ball leads Hornets over Washington
Happy Birthday: John Cleese, Lee Greenwood, Fran Lebowitz, Jayne Kennedy, Simon Le Bon, Marla Maples, Matt Drudge, Kelly Osbourne, Leon Draisaitl
Some arrests in the Louvre heist https://apnews.com/article/france-louvre-heist-arrests-2e78cbea4bc44c39348eedf8baf138ed
June Lockhart dies at 100 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/june-lockhart-lassie-lost-space-183855763.html
Word of the Day: laconic [luh-kon-ik] using few words; expressing much in few words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious. From Latin. Laconia was an ancient country in southern Greece who’s inhabitants were known for their terseness of speech. “The reporters were miffed as all they got from the spokesperson was laconic at best”
Quote of the Day: “Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor.”… Theodore Roosevelt (Born this day in 1858)
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