Thursday, January 14th
It Dress Up Your Pet Day. I’m disappointed if you do, the other pets laughs at them too
1784: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain ending the Revolutionary war with England
1882: The Myopia Club in Winchester, Mass becomes America’s first country club
1952: The “Today Show” debuts on NBC
1954: The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator forming American Motors
1973: The Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII and became the first NFL team to go 17-0 in a Season
1999: The Senate Impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton began
2013: After more that decade of denials, Lance Armstrong admits the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs during his 7 Tour-de-France victories
In the News: Alexander Couple being sought for murder…Taylorsville man charged with statutory rape…2 more COVID-19 associated deaths reported in Alexander County…Crash this morning sends 1 to hospital and knocks out power in Bethlehem…Vacant facory building goes up in flames in Hickory
Weather: Fog to start but lots of Sunshine again today. High around 55
Sports: Sherrill named National Top 100 Coach…Cougar Hoops back home Friday…Pack get slammed in Tallahassee…Wake falls to Louisville…Hornets winning streak ends…Puck drops in NHL
Happy Birthday: Clarence Carter, Jack Jones, Faye Dunaway, Holland Taylor, Carl Weathers, LL Cool J, Dave Grohl
Target stores across the nation will be closed again for Thanksgiving this year. They closed stores in 2020 on Thanksgiving and they vow to give their employees the holiday again. Thumbs up to Target !
More ways than one to beat the curfew https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/wife-24-fined-walking-husband-23309036
Trust me on this one, Somebody’s watching !
Quote of the Day: “If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it”…Andy Rooney (Born this day in 1919)