Monday, February 23rd. Day 54 of 2026
It’s Play Tennis Day and Curling is Cool Day
Happy Banana Bread Day !
1822: Boston was incorporated as a city…again
1883: Alabama became the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law
1896: The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield
1904: The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1954: The first mass vaccination of children against polio began
1991: During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over
2005: The New York City Medical Examiner’s office announced that it had exhausted all efforts to identify the remains of the people killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
2014: Dale Earnhardt Jr. breaks a 55-race winless streak to win his 2nd Daytona 500
News: Alexander County Early voting finally reaches 5 percent on Friday…Wilkes County Schools Superintendent found shot to death in his home…Taylorsville man listed on sex-offender registry arrested again…Alexander County woman charged with hit and run by Hickory Police… Morganton man charged with bomb threat…Hickory man who was subject of standoff last week is now in jail
Weather: Sunny, Windy and Cold. High around 40 but it sure won’t feel like it. 20 mph wind gusts will be pretty typical
Sports: USA…USA…US Hockey stuns Canada in OT for Hockey Gold…Cougar Women Get West #2 seed and first round bye in State 6A Playoffs…AC Men will host Central Cabarrus Tuesday night…Duke gets big win over Michigan on Saturday…Hornets go bombs-away Sunday night…Reddick makes it two for two…Fist time winner from South Carolina on PGA Tour
Happy Birthday: Fred Biletnikoff, Patricia Richardson, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Tom Bodett, Michael Dell, Steve Stricker, Emily Blunt, Dakota Fanning
Word of the Day: mucilage [myoo-suh-lij] any various, usually liquid, preparations of gum, glue, or the like, used as an adhesive often derived from seaweed or cacti. Mucilage in plants plays a role in the storage of water and food, seed germination, and thickening membranes. English from Latin meaning musty juice. “Sea moss is high in mucilage.”
Quote of the Day: “Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”… George Washington