Monday October 18th. Day 291 of 2021
It’s Chocolate Cupcake Day
Today is World Menopause Day. Wow !
1851: Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” is first published as “The Whale”
1867: The United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. The land was purchased of a total of $7 million dollars (2 cents per acre) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
1873: The first rules for intercollegiate football were drawn up by representatives from Rutgers, Yale, Columbia and Princeton Universities
1922: The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) is founded
1954: Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio
1969: Major League Baseball granted permission for the A’s to move to Oakland. New franchises were awarded to Kansas City (Royals) and Seattle (Pilots for 1 season then to Milwaukee as the Brewers)
1979: The Federal Communications Commission begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations. Dishes here, dishes there, dishes everywhere
2019: NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk when they venture out of the International Space Station
In the News: A death and 82 new cases of COVID-19 reported las week in Alexander County…County Commissioners issue abatement order for 3 properties…Troutman woman dies in Friday crash…Body found in Watauga County is identified…Taylorsville woman jailed for common law robbery…Alexander Deputies arrest Hickory man
Weather: Some frost to start. Sunny with a high of 72
Sports: Cougars fall to South Caldwell amidst flood of injuries…Panthers rally but fall in overtime…Braves walk-off over Dodgers, lead NLCS 2-0…ALCS tied 1-1, game III tonight…Larson dominates in Texas
Happy Birthday: Mike Ditka, Pam Dawber, Martina Navratilova, Chuck Lorre, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Wynton Marsalis, Rachel Nichols, Lindsey Vonn, Zac Efron
America, the land of quitters https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/12/a-record-4point3-million-workers-quit-their-jobs-in-august-led-by-food-and-retail-industries.html
Rest in Peace Thelma Lou https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/betty-lynn-dead-andy-griffith-show-1235032777/
Quote of the Day: “There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realize you’re enjoying it…George C. Scott (Born this day in 1927)