Wednesday, November 16th. Day 320 of 2023
It’s Fast Food Day. I indulge too often
Happy Clarinet Day !
1915: Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year
1940: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world
1952: Don’t trust her Chuck! In the Peanuts comic strip, for the first time, Lucy held a football for Charlie Brown
1973: President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law
1982: An agreement was announced on the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players
1999: In Charlotte, Chrica Adams, the pregnant girlfriend of Carolina Panther Rae Carruth, was shot four times in her car. She died a month later from her wounds. The child survived. Carruth was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the murder. He’s been released
2010: The engagement of Prince Harry and Kate Middleton is announced
In the News: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Furniture to return to manufacturing…Moped operator killed in Hickory crash…Body found near Morganton business…Man being held after assaulting law enforcement officer in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman charged with stalking
Weather: Sunshine returns, High in upper 60’s
Sports: Cougar Basketball tips-off season Friday night…Cole and Snell win Cy Young Awards…Reich taking back play-calling for Panthers…Good one in NFL tonight, Bengals at Ravens…
Happy Birthday: Terry Labonte, Dwight Gooden, Diana Krall, Lisa Bonet, Oksana Baiul, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Pete Davidson
What does a Tadpole taste like ? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/15/texas-hiker-lost-survive-big-bend
Wow, I hope the re-birth of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams works out
Word of the Day: galore [ guh-lohr ] In abundance; in plentiful amounts. Galore comes from the Old Irish word lour, means “sufficiency.”
Quote of the Day: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go”… Dr. Suess