Thursday, September 7th. Day 250 of 2023
Yesterday was Read a Book Day, today is Buy a Book Day. I’m in for both
Today is National Salami Day
Happy Beer Lovers Day. I like the basics, no pumpkin spice, no citrus, just a cold Beer works for me
1813: The nickname “Uncle Sam” was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in the New York’s Troy Post
1822: Brazil declared its independence from Portugal
1921: Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, was crowned the first Miss America
1963: The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio
1979: ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV
1979: The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy
1996: Rapper and hip hop artist Tupac Shakur is fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He would die six days later
2008: The United States Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the nation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
In the News: Alexander County Schools show progress in test scores…Taylorsville Police seeking two School Resource Officers…Fatal Motorcycle crash in Catawba Count…Two Hiddenite residents arrested…Alexander County Deputies arrest duo from Claremont…Stony Point man jailed in Catawba County
Weather: Partly Sunny, not as hot. Maybe a PM Thunderstorm
Sports: Three new members named to Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame…AC Volleyball gets win !…Cougar Football has to flush last Friday and get better says Coach Carter…NFL Kick-Off season tonight in Kansas City…Will Panthers give Brian Burns new deal today ?…Cards bomb the Braves again
Happy Birthday: Gloria Gaynor, Susan Blakely, Peggy Noonan, Chrissie Hynde, Corbin Bernsen, Evan Rachel Wood
Could internet use help suppress or delay dementia ? https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discover-strange-between-internet-172020923.html
Forget that Beverly Hills shopping spree https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/beverly-hills-boutiques-and-high-end-stores-shuttered/
Word of the Day: ad hoc [ahd hohk ] For the special purpose or end presently under consideration. Concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end. From Latin ad hōc means “for this” Something ad hoc is put together on the fly for one narrow, pressing, or special purpose. For example, a government committee arranged to address one specific problem would be an ad hoc committee.
Quote of the Day: : “I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated”…Al McGuire (Born this day in 1928)