Thursday, October 19th. Day 292 of 2023
It’s Evaluate Your Live Day. Wow, do I have to ?
Happy Gin and Tonic Day !
1781: British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
1814: The first documented performance of “The Defense of Fort McHenry” with music took place at the Holliday Street Theater in Baltimore. It’s know today as “The Star-Spangled Banner”
1943: Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University
1960: The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba
1973: President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes
1987: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%
2005: Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity
In the News: Early Voting begins today for the Taylorsville Town election…Second bidding for “Housing our Teachers’ project is underway…Taylorsville man facing drug and child abuse charges…Alexander County man jailed for contempt or court…Wilkes County School Bus driver arrested for DWI…Burke County toddler is recovering after being shot in head
Weather: Sunshine early, a few clouds this afternoon. High near 70
Sports: Cougar Soccer wins again…Cougar Football tonight at Hibriten, must win for AC…Moore named to East-West All Star Roster…Apple Bowl Replay today at 5pm…Jacksonville at New Orleans tonight in NFL…Astros get win
Happy Birthday: Patricia Ireland, John Lithgow, Jeannie C. Riley, Patrick Simmons, Evander Holyfield, Brad Daugherty, Amy Carter, Ty Pennington, Chris Kattan
UFO sightings keep increasing https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/18/politics/us-ufo-reports-pentagon/index.html
Why would someone try to carry Giraffe poop onto a plane ? https://apnews.com/article/giraffe-poop-seized-airport-b17d206968cf8b42af85ee863be717d7
Word of the Day: synagogue [ sin-uh-gog ] A Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction. An assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
Quote of the Day: “I used to watch ‘The Waltons’ and sob because my family was nothing like that”…Paula Poundstone