Monday, November 9th. Day 314 of 2020
1620: Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts
1872: Fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston
1911: George Claude of Paris applied for a patent on neon advertising signs
1965: The great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours. Nine months later, figure it out
1967: The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published
1984: A bronze statue titled “Three Servicemen,” by Frederick Hart, was unveiled at the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC
In the News: COVID-19 cases raging in Alexander County…Conover man arrested after chase that ends in Alexander County crash…Stony Point man back behind bars again…Taylorsville man facing multiple charges…Woman charged with resisting arrest over weekend
Weather: Mixture of clouds and Sun on Monday, High in low 70’s. Rain coming later in the week
Sports: This would be week 1 of the High School Football Playoffs…Panthers give Chiefs a tussle but fall short…Saints destroy Bucs…Steelers almost lose to Dallas…Bama a new #1 in College Football… The Chase goes to Chase
Happy Birthday: Whitey Herzog, Lou Ferrigno, Nick Lachey, David Duval
Jeopardy icon Alex Trebec passes https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-to-jeopardy-host-alex-trebeks-death-at-age-80-a-life-well-lived
Norm Crosby has left us too https://news.yahoo.com/norm-crosby-comic-mangler-language-233130614.html
Have you searched for your reading glasses only to discover you’re wearing them ? Me neither..
Quote of the Day: “Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid” …Hedy Lamarr (Born this day in 1914)