Thursday, September 28th. Day 271 of 2023
It’s Be a Good Neighbor Day
1787: Congress voted to send the new Constitution of the United States to the state legislatures for their approval
1920: Nine members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted in what was called the “Black Sox Scandal.”
They were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
Ted Williams
1951: The first color televisions are marketed but the product is discontinued less than a month later
1995: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
2000: The U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved the use of RU-486. The pill is used to induce an abortion
2004: The newly designed $50 bill is introduced
In the News: Three men nabbed in Stony Point drug bust…Two Georgia men arrested after high-speed chase in Iredell County…Fugitive captured by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Google responds to lawsuit filed by Hickory woman…
Weather: Early clouds turn to Sunshine. Highs back in the 70’s after a chilly Wednesday
Sports: Alexander Central Volleyball and Women’s Tennis get wins on Wednesday…Carter says the Bye week was great, team is healthiest since opening game…East And West get middle school football wins…Charlotte gets big check for stadium expansion…Looks like Bryce Young will start Sunday for Panthers…Braves clinch best record in baseball…Wild Card Races a jumble..
Happy Birthday: Brigitte Bardot, Steve Largent, Grant Fuhr, Janeane Garofalo, Mira Sorvino, Hilary Duff
$1.6 Billion Mega Jackpot winner collects prize but we don’t who they are https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/record-16-billion-mega-millions-jackpot-winner-from-florida-claims-prize/ar-AA1hlNBo
Alexander Central Director of Athletics Nathan Robinson joins me at 7:45 to talk about the NC Senate’s latest effort to dissolve the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Word of the Day: spumescent [ spyoo-mes-uhnt ] To be foamy, foamlike,frothy. Spumescent comes from the word spume, which means “to froth” or which can refer to the foam or froth itself. “The bubbling jacuzzi produced a relaxing and spumescent experience.”
Quote of the Day: “When we took on the name The Drifters, we became the new Drifters, and signed a contract to be put on salary, which I think was like a hundred dollars a week, a piece”…Ben E King (Born this day in 1938)