Monday, October 25th. Day 298 of 2021
Happy Pasta Day ! Bring it on
1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Crimean War. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Lord James Cardigan received an order to attack the Russians. He took his troops into a valley and suffered 40 percent caualties. Later it was revealed that the order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally
1917: The Bolsheviks under Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seized power in Russia
1955: The microwave oven, for home use, was introduced by The Tappan Company
1983: U.S. troops invaded Grenada to restore order after a coup within Grenada’s Communist (pro-Cuban) government
1999: Golfer Payne Stewart and 5 others die in plane crash
2001: It was announced that scientists had unearthed the remains of an ancient crocodile which lived 110 million years ago. The animal, found in Africa grew as long as 40 feet and weighed as much as eight metric tons
2001: Microsoft releases Windows XP
In the News: Social media threat causes stir in Alexander County…Three COVID-19 deaths last week in Alexander County…Body found in Catawba River near Morganton…Hiddenite woman arrested on felony drug charge…Taylorsville man jailed for failure to appear…Granite Falls man arrested in Alexander County
Weather: Increasing clouds, maybe a shower this afternoon or tonight
Sports: Short-handed Cougars battle but come up two points short at Hibriten…AC Volleyball bows out in first round of playoffs…Panthers give an anemic performance…Braves and Astros begin World Series Tuesday night…Hornets off to 3-0 start…Canes are 4-0…Give the Cup to Kyle Larson
Happy Birthday: Marion Ross, Bob Knight, Jon Anderson, James Carville, Tracy Nelson, Michael Boatman, Pedro Martinez, Katy Perry
One of these days, we’ll get the truth. Or will we ? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jfk-assassination-files-release-delayed-white-house/
It’s been my wish to see the Braves win another World Series in my lifetime. Will it happen this year ?
Quote of the Day: “When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk, you’ll end up as the Pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso”…Pablo Picasso