Sunday, November 9th. Day 313 of 2026
It’s Fried Chicken Sandwich Day
1872: Fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston
1911: George Claude applied for a patent on neon advertising signs
1938: Nazi troops and sympathizers destroyed and looted 7,500 Jewish businesses, burned 267 synagogues, killed 91 Jews, and rounded up over 25,000 Jewish men in what is known as Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass”
1997: Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in nine straight seasons
1998: Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offenses
2004: First Lady Laura Bush officially reopened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to pedestrians. It had been closed since the 9-11 terror attacks in 2001
2020: US COVID-19 cases pass 10 million, with 1 million new cases recorded in 10 days
2023: Surgeons at NYU announce the world’s first whole eye transplant
News: Lithium-ion Batteries to be banned from all North Carolina landfills beginning December 1st…Alexander County Board of Education meets this evening…Statesville man charged with murder…Alexander County couple busted for trafficking fentanyl…Taylorsville man back in jail…Wilkes County man charged with attempted murder
Weather: Chilly to start, Sunny and 70 this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Soccer in Round II Playoff Match at Mt Tabor…Big Week for Cougar Football, they hope it’s not their last…Panthers lose a tough one…Rivera to NC State as new coach looks likely…New #1 in College Football…Larson wins the Cup in NASCAR…Canes headed to Finland
Happy Birthday: Lou Ferrigno, David Duval, Nick Lachey, Nikki Blonsky
Word of the Day: disparate [dis-per-it] different or distinct in kind, dissimilar , unlike things or people. From Latin. “The gathering included a disparate collection of people from all social and ethnic groups.”
Quote of the Day: “I don’t have and have never had an email address.”…Bob Seger