Monday, January 10th
It’s Clean Your Desk Day !
1776: “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine was published
1870: John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil
1901: The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered in Beaumont
1920: The League of Nations ratified the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending World War I with Germany
1946: The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place 1984: The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than a century
1990: Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. completed a $14 billion merger. The new company, Time Warner, was the world’s largest entertainment company
2016: English singer-songwriter Davie Bowie dies at 69
In the News: Alexander County COVID cases continue to rise sharply…County Commissioners move meeting today to Zoom Video because of COVID uptick…Area placed in drought stage…Hiddenite woman arrested…Stony Point man charged…Maiden mad arrested for sexual exploitation of minor
Weather: Sunny with high in low to mid 40’s. Clear and 21 for the low Tuesday morning
Sports: Cougar Basketball prepping for conference openers Tuesday at Ashe County…Panthers finish with 7th loss in a row…NFL Playoff pairings are set, Green Bay and Tennessee get first round byes…Georgia and Alabama will end College Football season tonight, who you got ?
Happy Birthday: Harrry Gant, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, George Foreman, Pat Benatar, Bobby Rahal, Shawn Colvin, Jake Delhomme
Bob Saget dies https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-florida-orlando-bob-saget-4400459ad227dc804a9331fba38a7c57
Navy recruits will experience expanded Boot Camp https://apnews.com/article/politics-navy-767b230cd898b3e43e0866d3992fc331
Nancy almost does a header https://www.eagnews.org/2022/01/video-nancy-pelosi-stumbles-off-presidential-podium-nearly-tumbles-to-floor/
Quote of the Day: “Reality leaves a lot to the imagination”…John Lennon