Monday, December 1st. Day 335 of 2025
It’s Eat a Red Apple Day.
Happy Cyber Monday! Tradition, since the dawning of the internet, today is when you make online purchases for Christmas
1913: Ford Motor Co. began using a new movable assembly line that ushered in the era of mass production
1913: America’s first drive-in automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh
1942: Gasoline rationing began in the United States to support the war effort
1952: It was announced in Denmark that the first successful sex-change operation had been performed
1955: Rosa Parks, a black seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama refused to give up her seat to a white man. Parks was arrested marking a milestone in the civil rights movement
1969: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II
1987: Construction began on the Channel Tunnel between the United Kingdom and France
1991: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union
2019: The outbreak of coronavirus infection began in Wuhan, China
News: Munday takes office today as new Alexander County manager…Election Filing starts at Noon…Hudson man arrested by Taylorsville Police…Stony Point woman arrested by Alexander County Deputies…Taylorsville man facing charges in Iredell County
Weather: Sunny and cool, rain arrives tonight
Sports: Cougar Basketball and Wrestling get back into action Tuesday at home…Hickory and Maiden advance to Football Regional Finals…Panthers stun the Rams (Me too)…Coaching moves everywhere in College Football…Canes win in overtime…Hornets have won two-in-a-row
Happy Birthday: Woody Allen, Lee Trevino, John Densmore, Bette Midler, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Treat Williams, Carol Alt, Larry Walker, Zoë Kravitz
Word of the Day: regent [ree-juhnt] a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign, a member of the governing board of a state university or a state educational system, a university officer who exercises general supervision over the conduct and welfare of the students. From Latin meaning to rule. “A meeting of University Regents is scheduled for Monday.”
Quote of the Day: “How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June.”… Dr. Seuss