Wednesday, October 12th. Day 285 of 2023
It’s World Arthritis Day ! The world would be a better place without it
Salute to them all. It’s National Farmers Day
Happy Gumbo Day ! It’s seriously good stuff
1492: Christopher Columbus sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas. He thought he had found Asia while attempting to find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
1692: The Salem Witch Trials end by order from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips
Old East
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1938: Filming began on “The Wizard of Oz”
1960: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations
1998: The House of Representatives passed the Online Copyright Bill
2000: In Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39
In the News: Stony Point man headed to prison after accepting plea-deal in 2019 fatal shooting…Taylorsville woman arrested after break-in…Taylorsville man facing charges in two counties…Woman charged with assaulting Hickory Police officer…Gwaltney II Community Building will soon close…This is Fire Prevention Week !
Weather: Clouds with a few showers to begin, Sunshine takes over. High in mid 70’s
Sports: Cougar East and West Football both win setting up another epic Apple Bowl next week…Soccer and Volleyball fall on Wednesday…JV Football tonight at South Caldwell…Coach Carter says look for game against South Caldwell to be hotly contested…Braves get thumped, must win tonight or season is over…Snakes and Astros advance…Canes open season with win…
Happy Birthday: Ned Jarrett, Tony Kubek, Sam Moore, Chris Wallace, Scott O’Grady, Hugh Jackman, Martie Maguire, Kirk Cameron, Bode Miller
Massive Powerball Jackpot won in California https://apnews.com/article/powerball-jackpot-drawing-near-record-5ee02e8c6f366b8b5a48806ab0d04e35
A new world record Pumpkin confirmed https://apnews.com/article/california-giant-pumpkin-world-record-dbe2b22743e332998c204f2191b2a46f
Word of the Day: despot [ des-puht, -pot ] A king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. A tyrant or oppressor. From the Greek meaning “master of the house” Sentence: Despots Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler were similar in so many ways.
Quote of the Day: “More die in the United States of too much food than of too little” … John Kenneth Galbraith