Thursday, September 12th. Day 256 of 2024. 100 Days left in Year
It’s Video Game Day. Not a thing, not even close for me
1866: “The Black Crook” opened in New York City. It was the first American burlesque show
1922: The Episcopal Church removed the word “Obey” from the bride’s section of wedding vows
1944: United States troops enter Germany for the first time in WWII
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1962: President Kennedy delivers his “We choose to go to the Moon” speech at Rice University
1988: Gilbert, the strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica
2013: NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first man made object to enter interstellar space
In the News: Alexander County Board of Elections begins testing voting equipment today…Summer Concert Series continues Saturday night in Taylorsville…Hiddenite man arrested on felony probation charges…Taylorsville man jailed…Alexander County man charged with stalking…Former Burke County church leader sent to prison
Weather: Clouds but we should stay dry today
Sports: Cougar Football plays tonight at Burns…JV Cougars lose a heartbreaker…AC Women’s Tennis wins again…NFL TV rating after one-week are through the roof…Braves fall game back of Mets in race for last Wild Card
Jennifer Nettles
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Jon Bon Jovi talks woman out of suicide https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/jon-bon-jovi-helped-persuade-a-woman-to-come-off-the-ledge-of-a-nashville-bridge-police-say/ar-AA1qpNJU
We play Cougar Football Trivia this morning at 7:45 !
Word of the Day: flaccid [ flas-id ] Soft, not hard. Lacking force. From Latin meaning flabby or drooping
Quote of the Day: “Women make us poets, children make us philosophers”…Malcolm de Chazal (Born this day in 1902)