Thursday, January 30th
It’s Croissant Day
1649: England’s King Charles I was beheaded
1798: The first brawl in the U.S. House of Representatives took place. Congressmen Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold fought on the House floor
1847: The town of Yerba Buena was renamed San Francisco
1933: Adolf Hitler was named the German Chancellor
1948: Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist
Patsy Cline
thisdayinmusic.com
1969: The Beatles’ give what would be their last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police
1975: Ernő Rubik applies for a patent for his “Magic Cube” invention, later to be known as a Rubik’s cube
2020: The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
In the News: More bones found in area where human remains were located earlier this month…Taylorsville ABC store to reopen on Saturday…Taylorsville man very often arrested is arrested…Two pedestrians struck in Morganton
Weather: Clouds increase with High around 55. Rain for Friday
Sports: Cougar Women Hoops at Hickory tonight…App State and Charlotte lose by a digit…Hornets fall with depleted roster…Is there a timeline to name new Cougar Football Coach?…Steve Wilkes back in the NFL
Gene Hackman
This story is a bunch of Bologna https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/bologna-battery-275930
“I knew he did it” https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/oj-simpson-ex-pal-recalls-132709968.html
Word of the Day: circumspect [ sur-kuhm-spekt ] Cautious, watchful, discreet. To be calculated and well considered. From Latin and Old English “She has a reputation for being helpful although quiet and circumspect”
Quote of the Day: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way”… Franklin D. Roosevelt (Born this day in 1882)