Monday, September 21st. Day 265 of 2020
Today in the final day of Summer
1780: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans for West Point
1893: Frank Duryea took what is believed to be the first gasoline- powered automobile for a test drive
1937: J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” was first published
1970: “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC. The Cleveland Browns beat the NY Jets 31-21
1981: Sandra Day O’Connor is unanimously approved by the Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. You couldn’t get unanimous approval today from the House or Senate, that’s it’s Monday
1993: Russian President Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution
In the News: COVID-19 testing available at County Health Department…Former Taylorsville Police Officer Charged with rape in Statesville…Taylorsville man jailed for probation violation…Iredell County man nabbed in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police arrest Conover woman
Weather: Comfy and Clear today. High near 70 with lots of Sunshine
Sports: DeChambeau defies critics to win US Open…Panther lose game and their best player too…Thriller between Seattle and New England…Cowboys stage epic comeback…App lays an egg in West Virginia…Last week of regular season in baseball…Harvick gets 9th win of season
Happy Birthday: Bill Kurtis, Richard Childress, Stephen King, Bill Murray, Nancy Travis, Rob Morrow, Faith Hill, Nicole Richie, Maggie Grace
Sad to hear of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg but it goes back to what I’ve advocated for years. The appointment to the court should not be permanent
Salute ! https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/oldest-living-marine-celebrates-107th-birthday/
Has this happened to you yet ? You see someone you think you know but it turns out to be someone else behind the mask ?
Has Bryson DeChambeau changed golf ?
Quote of the Day: “When we started the show, ‘Dallas’ was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JR’s home town”…(Larry Hagman, Born this day in 1931)