Thursday, February 13th. Day 44 of 2025
Happy World Radio Day !
1741: “The American Magazine,” the first magazine in the U.S., was published in Philadelphia
1920: The National Negro Baseball League was organized
1935: In New Jersey, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed for the crimes
1954: Frank Selvy of Furman becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game
2000: Charles M. Schulz’s last original Sunday “Peanuts” comic strip appeared in newspapers. Schulz had died the day before
2017: Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
2021: Former President Donald Trump is acquitted in his second impeachment trial
2022: Rams beat Cincinnati in Super Bowl played in Los Angeles
In the News: Alexander County School Board meets this afternoon…Taylorsville man jailed overnight…Standoff last for hour on Wednesday in Morganton…Lenoir man charged with attempted murder…Claremont man enters plea in 2022 homicide…Man charged with statutory rape in Iredell County…Associate Warden at Alexander County Prison named new Warden at Wilkes Correctional Institute
Weather: Rain to start. Things start to clear this afternoon with a warm high near 60
Sports: Cougar Hoops gearing for Regular Season finale Friday night at Freedom…What the heck happened to version III of the State Realignment, it was due nearly two weeks ago…North Lincoln hire new coach to replace Nick Bazzle…Duke wins, Wake loses, NC State drops 9th in a row…Hornets of course, lose…Canada beats Sweden in overtime…USA plays Finland tonight in the 4 Nations…Daytona Duels this evening
Happy Birthday: Stockard Channing, Mike Krzyzewski, Peter Gabriel, Denise Austin, Neal McDonough, Randy Moss
Penny for your thoughts https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-penny-interest-coin-collections/
People naming Rats, Snakes etc after their ex https://apnews.com/article/valentines-day-animal-shelters-fundraisers-rats-elephants-40537881d8f5ad65dd971fef11a856f5
Word of the Day: lesion [ lee-zhuhn ] An injury or wound. Any localized, abnormal structural change in the body. “The lesion left after the fall is still visible”
Quote of the Day: “If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it’s an outstanding landing”… Chuck Yeager (Born this day in 1923)