Thursday, October 3rd. Day 277 of 2024
It’s Techie Day. Nerds rejoice
1863: The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln
1922: Rebecca L. Felton became the first female to hold office of U.S. Senator. She was appointed by the Governor of Georgia to fill a vacancy
1952: The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon and becomes the world’s third nuclear power
1955: “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS-TV
1960: The first episode of the Andy Griffith Show airs on CBS
1989: Art Shell becomes the first black head coach in the modern NFL when he took over the Los Angeles Raiders
1995: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
1997: The Carolina Hurricanes lose the NHL franchise’s 1st home game, 4-3 vs Pittsburgh Penguins at the Greensboro Coliseum
In the News: Catawba County wants to dissolve merger with Taylorsville ABC Store…Alexander County waives electrical reconnection inspection fee…Plane make emergency landing Wednesday at Hickory Airport…Catawba Valley Medical Center names new President
Weather: Sunshine this afternoon after cloudy start
Sports: Cougar Athletes wonder when they’ll get to compete again…Hickory Football stays perfect with win over North Lincoln Wed night…Braves are done…Brewers force deciding game against Mets tonight….KC and Detroit advance in AL playoffs
Happy Birthday: Chubby Checker, Lindsey Buckingham, Dave Winfield, Dennis Eckersley, Al Sharpton, Fred Couples, Tommy Lee, Gwen Stefani, Neve Campbell, Ashlee Simpson
Toilet Tissue Hoarding is back ! https://www.koco.com/article/toilet-paper-panic-buying-longshoremen-strike/62488730
Word of the Day: Lisbon [ liz-buhn ] Capital and largest city of Portugal. The seaport is on the Atlantic Ocean and one of the busiest shipping centers in Europe.
Quote of the Day: “We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later”… Louis Aragon (Born this day in 1890)