Monday October 5th. Day 278 of 2026
It’s James Bond Day
1905: The Wright brothers pilot an aircraft to a record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes
1921: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. The series was between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees
1947: President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address
1968: Steppenwolf releases “Born to be Wild”
1989: PTL leader Jim Bakker was convicted of defrauding his viewers. Who didn’t see that one coming ?
1991: Soviet President Gorbachev announced that his country would cut its nuclear arsenal in response to the arms reduction that was initiated by U.S. President George Bush
2016: Steve Jobs, 56, the Apple founder, died in Palo Alto, California
2018: US unemployment figures hit lowest level since 1969, 3.7% according to Department of Labor
News: Three fatal accidents on area roadways over the weekend…Taylorsville Police charge man with hit-and-run…Taylorsville man charged after high-speed chase…Alexander County Deputies charge man with sexual battery…Stony Point woman awaiting trial arrested on felony drug charges…Maiden Police charge Alexander County woman with fentanyl possession
Weather: Clouds to begin, Sunshine takes over by Noon with a high around 75
Jaquis Parks
Happy Birthday: Barry Switzer, Steve Miller, Brian Johnson, Karen Allen, Daniel Baldwin, Michael Andretti, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Rex Chapman, Grant Hill, Kate Winslet, Jesse Palmer, Jesse Eisenberg, Nicky Hilton, Travis Kelce
Doctor warn about Energy Drinks https://apnews.com/article/energy-drinks-monster-big-12-ncaa-pediatrics-1abae18e5ea33428387ea8d9838f29d7
Word of the Day: wont [wawnt] custom; habit; practice, to be inclined. Not to be confused with won’t which is a contraction of will not. “Shepaced about the room, as she is wont to do whenever she is agitated.”
Quote of the Day: “Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.” McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc (Born this day in 1902)
Ray Kroc