Monday, February 16th. Day 47 of 2026
It’s Presidents Day
Happy Almond Day !
1858: The first ironing board was patented by William Vandenburg and James Harvey
1923: Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun
1937: Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon
1959: Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba. It’s not like the Cubans had a choice
1968: In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service
2005: The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs due to a labor dispute
2006: The last Mobile army surgical hospital (M*A*S*H) is decommissioned by the United States Army
News: Man wanted by US Secret Service arrested on Saturday after chase into Alexander County…Two woods fires char accerage on Friday in Alexander County…Lights go on today at Highway 16 & Millersville Road Intersection…Early Voting resumes today…Hiddenite man facing long list of felony charges…
Weather: Sunny and 60 to start the week
Sports: Cougar Hoops complete regular season with wins at South Caldwell. Lady Cougars are regular season co-champs…Lake Norman vrs Mooresville Basketball terminated after fights in stands…Reddick wins Daytona 500…Tar Heels land interesting Football transfer…
Happy Birthday: LeVar Burton, Ice-T, John McEnroe, Kelly Tripucka, Michael Avenatti, Jerome Bettis, Stacy Lewis, Elizabeth Olsen
Today’s Winter Games TV Schedule https://www.nbcolympics.com/schedule
Word of the Day: Rosetta stone [Ro·set·ta stone] A stone discovered in Egypt in the late eighteenth century, inscribed with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and a translation of them in Greek. The stone proved to be the key to understanding Egyptian writing. In today’s culture, often when a discovery is made that leads to enhanced understanding it’s referred to as a Rosetta stone.
Quote of the Day: “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.”… Princess Diana