Monday December 22. Day 356 of 2025.
It’s Mathematics Day. Figure that
Happy National Short Person Day !
1894: The United States Golf Association was formed in New York City
1895: German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen made the first X-ray
1941: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin Roosevelt
1961: James Davis became the first U.S. soldier to die in Vietnam
1967: “The Graduate” starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, premieres
1990: Lech Walesa was sworn in as Poland’s first popularly elected president
2001: Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner with explosives hidden in his shoes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid
News: Sinning period ends, local candidates are listed…Taylorsville man jailed in Catawba County…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office arrests Charlotte man…Hudson man detained in Alexander County…Stony Point woman charged with resisting arrest…Federal Indictment listed for Hickory man
Weather: Sunny and 50 today. Some nice weather for the week is in store !
Sports: Cougar Hoops at South Iredell tonight, brackets for Holiday Basketball Tournament to be released Tuesday…Panthers win clutch game over Tampa Bay…College Football Playoffs were something of a dud this past weekend but look out, it gets serious in Round II
Happy Birthday: Steve Carlton, Diane Sawyer, Rick Nielsen, Steve Garvey, Ralph Fiennes, Ted Cruz, Jordin Sparks
Overdue Library book returned after 36 years https://northernvirginiamag.com/news/2025/12/18/childrens-book-returned-to-chantilly-regional-library-after-36-years/
Word of the Day: alpenglow [al-puhn-gloh] a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset. From German. “Watching the alpenglow this morning was inspiring.”
Quote of the Day: “The people in my songs are all me.” Bob Dylan