Monday, September 27. Day 270 of 2021
1779: John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the American Revolutionary War peace terms
1954: The “Tonight!” show made its debut on NBC with Steve Allen as host
1989: Columbia Pictures Entertainment agreed to buy Sony Corporation for $3.4 billion
1995: The Federal Government unveiled the redesigned $100 bill. The bill featured a larger, off-center portrait of Benjamin Franklin
1994: Google claims this as the day of the search engine launch
2019: Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change
In the News: A pair of COVID-19 deaths reported Friday in Alexander County…Stony Point man charged with attempted murder on Sunday…Morganton teen arrested after man is shot to death…Man found dead in Statesville Police Department parking lot…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug counts…Taylorsville man arrested with stolen vehcile
Weather: Blue skies, high of 80
Sports: Busy week for Cougar Athletics…US roars over Europe in Ryder Cup…NC State conquers Clemson…Heels play dead in Atlanta…Wake is not fake…Packers nip niners…Rams make Bucs walk the plank…Last week of Baeball’s regular season, still much to be decided…Hamlin says “Viva Las Vegas”
Happy Birthday: Randy Bachman, Mike Schmidt, Meat Loaf, Shaun Cassidy, Steve Kerr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Wayne, Avril Lavigne
Razorbacks roaming Rome ? https://apnews.com/article/oddities-elections-environment-and-nature-local-elections-rome-dfd52b91e75a6a7863cae244ee3c4bda
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Quote of the Day: “Whenever I’m caught between two evils, I take the one I’ve never tried”… Mae West