Monday, October 19tgh. Day 292 of 2026
It’s Evaluate Your Life Day. I don’t think that’s a good idea on Monday
1781: British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
1814: The first documented performance of “The Defense of Fort McHenry” with music took place at the Holliday Street Theater in Baltimore. It’s known today as “The Star-Spangled Banner”
1943: Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University
1960: The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba
1973: President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes
1987: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%
2005: Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity
2025: Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Louvre_heist
News: Taylorsville Police Offer suspended after arrest video goes viral…Taylorsville man already in jail served warrants for indecent liberties…Alexander County man arrested after issuing threats while armed with rifle…Hickory Police searching for two murder suspects…Early Voting resumes today
Weather: Chilly start but we’ll warm to near 70 under Sunny Skies
Sports: Cougars fall behind and never recover against Watauga…AC Soccer plays for the marbles tonight at home…Panthers win in Philly…Miami climbs to the top of the polls after rough weekend for ranked teams in college football…Rays are a win away from World Series…Canes see winning streak end Sunday night in Calgary…Crum wins Modified title at N Wilkesboro…Reddick takes the flag in Phoenix
Happy Birthday: Patricia Ireland, John Lithgow, Jeannie C. Riley, Patrick Simmons, Evander Holyfield, Brad Daugherty, Amy Carter, Ty Pennington, Chris Kattan
Word of the Day: skein [skayn] a length of yarn, etc, wound in a long coil, something resembling this such as a lock of hair, flock of geese, ducks, or the like, in flight. “If it weren’t for the skein, the world would be full of tangled messes of yarn that would take hours to untangle.”
Quote of the Day: “We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.”… John le Carre (Born this day in 1931)