Wednesday, January 26th
It’s Peanut Brittle Day. Not a favorite for me, Dentists advise against it
1784: In a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin expressed displeasure over the eagle as the symbol of America. He wanted the symbol to be the turkey. Not one of Ben’s brighter ideas
1841: Britain formally occupied Hong Kong
1915: The Rocky Mountain National Park is established
1926: The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird
1934: The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem
1998: President Clinton denied having an affair with a former White House intern, saying “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky” Woops on that one Willie !
2010: It was announced that James Cameron’s movie “Avatar” had become the highest-grossing film in history
2020: Kobe Bryant and his daughter along with 7 others die in California helicopter crash
In the News: Fire destroys home according Alexander County Fire Marshall…Hickory man gets minimum 10 years for assault with his car…Taylorsville fugitive captured…Taylorsville Police nab man for felony drug offenses…Hickory woman nabbed in Alexander County…Granite Falls woman arrested after foot-chase with Alexander County Deputies
Weather: Sunshine returns, high around 50. Very windy this afternoon
Sports: Reports say Panthers down to two candidates for head coaching job…Mel Kiper releases his first Mock Draft…What should be two great NFL Conference Championship games getting closer…Wake falls at Pitt…Canes win on the road in overtime…LRU Baseball picked for 2nd in SAC
Happy Birthday: Bob Uecker, David Strathairn, Anita Baker, Ellen DeGeneres, Wayne Gretzky, Vince Carter, Sara Rue
Tesla going big on Trucks https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-nevada-climate-and-environment-d399807264baf1390a520c2980559ce3
An Elkin church falls victim to scam https://www.wxii12.com/article/scammers-steal-dollar793000-in-online-scam-halting-project-for-new-sanctuary/42662235
Word of the Day: Strigiform [ strij-uh-fawrm ]…Of or pertaining to owls. “I was a little spooked by the strigiform figures in the old barn”
Quote of the Day: “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away”… Douglas MacArthur (Born this day in 1880)