Thursday, February 23rd. Day 54 of 2024
Today is Play Tennis Day
Happy National Chili Day ! Some say Chili has no beans. What do you think?
1822: Boston was incorporated as a city…again
1883: Alabama became the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law
1896: The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield
1904: The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
1954: The first mass vaccination of children against polio began
1991: During the Persian Gulf War, ground forces crossed the border of Saudi Arabia into the country of Iraq. Less than four days later the war was over
2005: The New York City Medical Examiner’s office announced that it had exhausted all efforts to identify the remains of the people killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
In the News: Fatal Fire in Wilkes County…Fatal crash in Caldwell County…26 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police nab man on Fentanyl charge…Alexander Deputies charge three with burglary…Newton man arrested on fugitive warrant…Catawba County man arrested for trafficking heroin and methamphetamine
Weather: Warm and Windy, High around 80
Sports: Alexander Central Women Basketball plays Round II Playoff game at North Meck tonight…Pack downs Wake…Heels rally to win in South Bend…Virginia gets ambushed at Boston College…Hollar wins 900th game at LRU…PGA Tour tees-off today in Florida
Happy Birthday: Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Patricia Richardson, Steve Stricker, Emily Blunt, Dakota Fanning
Seven Cars stolen from NC Dealership https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-cars-stolen-dealership-auto-theft/43027978
Liam Neeson revels why he rejected James Bond role https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/liam-neeson-says-future-wife-192645565.html
Word of the Day: Debutante déb·u·tante A young woman making a debut into society
Quote of the Day: “I’m the ultimate California girl, which is funny, being that I’m Canadian.”… Pamela Anderson