Thursday, November 21st. Day 326 of 2024. 40 Days left in Year
It’s World Television Day
1620: The Mayflower reached Provincetown, MA. The ship discharged the Pilgrims at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th
1789: North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
1922: Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
1973: President Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, announced the presence of an 18½-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to the Watergate case
1980: An estimated 83 million viewers tuned in to find out “who shot J.R.” on the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas. Kristin, played by Mary Crosby was the character that fired the gun
1993: The House voted against making the District of Columbia the 51st state
2000: The Florida Supreme Court granted Al Gore’s request to keep the presidential recounts going
In the News: Couple charged with 5 Alexander County murders given bond…Stony Point man facing felony drug charges…Fatal crash overnight in Burke County…Juvenile charged after fatal hit and run in Iredell County…Date set for lighting of new $49,000 Christmas Tree set in Taylorsville
Weather: Clouds and Sun, Windy and cool
Sports: East and West Alexander Middle School Basketball and Wrestling today at ACHS…Cougar Basketball tips-off season Friday at home vrs Davie County…Steelers at Cleveland tonight…Canes win in Philly…Chris Sale wins NL Cy Young…Skubal named AL winner
Troy Aikman
Art is Art https://apnews.com/article/magritte-auction-christies-new-york-fb1a4db60df6bcc30eaae67e439486d7
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Quote of the Day: “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities”… Voltaire