Thursday, September 26th. Day 270 of 2024
It’s Johnny Appleseed Day
1789: Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State
1914: The Federal Trade Commission was established in the United States
1933: Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, “Don’t shoot, G-Men!”, which becomes a nickname for FBI agents
1950: U.N. troops recaptured the South Korean capital of Seoul from the North Koreans during the Korean Conflict
1967: “Gilligan’s Island” premiered on CBS
1969: Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released
1983: Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
2020: President Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In the News: Taylorsville man gets 90 days in jail…Officers serve warrant and make drug arrest Wednesday in Alexander County…Granite Falls man nabbed on Alexander County drug charges…Catawba County man faces federal indictment for gun offenses…Lenoir man arrested for child abduction
Weather: Flood Watch through Friday night
Sports: Cougar Women’s Tennis and Volleyball get wins on Wednesday…Weather causing all kinds of High School Football schedule changes…Panthers lose WR for a month…Cowboys at NY Giants this evening…Braves and Mets get washed away
Jim Caviezel
Food Lovers, here’s America’s 20 Greatest Foods https://www.cnn.com/travel/american-food-best-dishes-cuisine/index.html
Word of the Day: pentagram [ pen-tuh-gram ] A five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol. The pentagram has been in use for thousands of years. In ancient times it was featured in tombs and seals of Egypt and Mesopotamia and coins of Greece. The five points represent the elements of air, fire, water, earth, and spirit.
Quote of the Day: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”… T. S. Eliot (Born this day in 1888)