Monday, January 17
It’s Martin Luther King Jr Day
1806: James Madison Randolph, grandson of President Thomas Jefferson, was the first child born in the White House. I’ve always wondered who was the first child conceived in the White House ?
1916: The Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City
1920: Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect
1934: Ferdinand Porsche submitted a design for a people’s car, a “Volkswagen,” to the new German Reich
1977: Double murderer Gary Gilmore became the first to be executed in the U.S. in a decade. The firing squad took place at Utah State Prison
1995: More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan
1998: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report
In the News: Alexander County weathers the storm with no major accidents heading into Monday morning…Alexander County reports 786 COVID cases in 14 days….Man killed, suspect shot and killed by Caldwell County Deputies…Taylorsville man held without bond…Stony Point man charged with assault…Taylorsville woman jailed
Weather: Sunshine returns but it’s gonna be a cold one
Sports: Cougars have rough Friday in Boone, Varsity men get only win of the night…NFL Playoff were a bit les than spine-tingling over the weekend…What were the Cowboys thinking at the end of the game?
Happy Birthday: James Earl Jones, Maury Povich, Steve Earle, Steve Harvey, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Carrey, Kid Rock, Zooey Deschanel
They’re on the way https://news.trust.org/item/20220115161035-eytnw
He was an institution to many https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-television-arts-and-entertainment-country-music-dd4ded7a0d354cd2e501feec09221205
The snow came as expected, forecasters hit the center of the dartboard. The storm hit us at maybe the best possible time, a Sunday before a holiday. As things get better, don’t forget the Black Ice over the next several days
Quote of the Day: “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions”…Benjamin Franklin (Born this day in 1706)