Monday, November 29th. Day 333 of 2021
It’s Throw Out the Leftovers Day. They’re long gone around here, somebody ate them
Happy Square Dancing Day
1864: The Sand Creek Massacre occurred in Colorado when a militia led by Colonel John Chivington, killed at least 400 peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians who had surrendered and had been given permission to camp
1877: Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time
1890: Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game
1947: The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution that called for the division of Palestine between Arabs and Jews
1963: President Johnson named a commission headed by Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy
1963: “I Want to Hold Your Hand” is released by the Beatles
1975: Bill Gates adopted the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed
In the News: The Wittenburg Access Area on Lake Hickory in Bethlehem temporarily closes today…Man shot in Troutman on Sunday…Hickory man charged with murder makes court appearance today…Taylorsville man facing felony drug charge…Taylorsville Police charge man with shoplifting…Statesville man arrested for assault in Alexander County
Weather: Sunny with a high in the 50’s. Very Dry conditions remain with low humidity. With that said , wait to burn those leaves
Sports: Panthers lay an egg in South Florida, Cam is still Cam, still can’t pass as well as high school QB…Tar Heel collapse fuels Pack comeback…Wake heads to Championship game…
Happy Birthday: Vin Scully,Diane Ladd, Chuck Mangione, Jeff Fahey, Howie Mandel, Cathy Moriarty, Andrew McCarthy, Mariano Rivera, Don Cheadle, Lucas Black,Russell Wilson
Black Friday (wait for that term to be deemed unacceptable) not as black as hoped https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/27/black-friday-shopping-in-stores-drops-28percent-from-pre-pandemic-levels.html
After a year of speculation, Matthew McConaughey will not run for governor of Texas https://nypost.com/2021/11/28/matthew-mcconaughey-says-he-will-not-run-for-texas-governor/
Good to be back after a week of vacating. To be honest, i didn’t do didley
Quote of the Day: “Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers”…Mary Tyler Moore