Monday, February 7th. Day 38 of 2022
It’s Ballet Day !
1900: A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague. It begins the first plague epidemic in US history
1904: A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 1,500 buildings are destroyed in 30 hours
1962: The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports
1964: The Beatles arrive in America to being their first tour
1990: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. The moves dissolves the former Soviet Union
1995: Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan
2013: Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners meet this evening…Alexander County Schools will require face covering for students and staff this week…Sheriff’s Office warns of Scam…Taylorsvile man facing charges from three agencies…Alexander County man jailed for assault with a deadly weapon…Student found with weapon on Iredell County Middle School campus
Weather: Maybe a shower this morning mixed with sleet, showers today with a high 42-45. Sunshine returns and warming trend begins Tuesday
Sports: Cougar Basketball rolls over South Caldwell Friday night…AC Lady Wrestler places runner-up in state tournament…Bandys and Foard win State Dual Wrestling titles… Statesville native wins at Pebble Beach…Canes return from All-star Break tonight in Toronto…Duke drubs the hapless Heels Saturday night, right now Carolina is not in the Dance come March…Ok, it’s Super Bowl Week
Happy Birthday: Gay Talese, James Spader, Garth Brooks, Chris Rock, Steve Nash, Ashton Kutcher, Mathew Stafford
Christian McCaffrey has a hottie for a girlfriend https://nypost.com/2022/02/06/olivia-culpos-snowy-getup-catches-christian-mccaffreys-attention/
Texas man makes big bet on the Bengals to win the Super Bowl https://www.yahoo.com/news/mattress-mack-bets-more-4-083114181.html
Quote of the Day: “Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay:,,,Charles Dickens (Born this day in 1812)