Monday, November 23. Day 328 of 2020
It’s Espresso Day
1889: The first Jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco
1936: The first edition of “Life” was published
1988: Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th National Hockey League goal
1992: The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced
1998: The tobacco industry signed the biggest U.S. civil settlement. It was a $206-billion deal to resolve remaining state claims for treating sick smokers
In the News: Alexander County remains COVI-19 “Hotspot”…Man charged in Alexander County with threatening his mother with an ice pick…Taylorsville woman jailed for probation violation…Taylorsville Police make arrest…Catawba County man gets time in Federal Prison for drug trafficking…A crash leads to a shooting in Morganton
Weather: Sunny to start the new week, High near 60
Sports: Panthers blank the Motor City Kitties…Pack wins ugly…App wilts late…Bama is unanimous #1…Hornets overpay for a shooter…
Happy Birthday: Luis Tiant, Bruce Hornsby, Robin Roberts, Miley Cyrus
Do you remember when the “Ice Bucket Challenge” was the rage ? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-bucket-challenge-pat-quinn-dead-at-age-37-after-battle-with-als-2020-11-22/
Rats as big as Bunnies in New York are reeking havoc https://nypost.com/2020/11/21/new-yorkers-take-charge-against-citys-surging-rat-population/
Got a Robo-Call Friday wanting to know if I was at home. I was, but told them I wasn’t
Quote of the Day: “I went to a general store but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific”… Steven Wright