Thursday, October 8th. Day 282 of 2020
Today is World Octopus Day
1871: The Great Chicago Fire broke out. Over 17,000 buildings would be consumed
1945: President Truman announced that only Britain and Canada would be given the secret to the atomic bomb. He was not aware that the Soviet Union was well on their way to developing their own
1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the first perfect game in the history of the World Series
1982: “Cats” opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years
2001: President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security
In the News: Two shot, three arrested in Alexander County…Burke County man pleads guilty to death of son…Hickory man arrested on Alexander County Warrants…Taylorsville Apple Festival is cancelled to 2020…Alexander Library easing back closer to normal operations
Weather: Sunny and Warm again today, High in low 80’s
Sports: Braves shut out the Fish…Dodgers hold off Padres…Rays beats Yankees again…A’s stay alive…Little Tommy Brady and the Bucs in Chicago tonight…Panthers getting some players back from injury…App postpones another game
Happy Birthday: Paul Hogan, Jesse Jackson, Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Robert “Kool” Bell, Bill Elliott, Darrell Hammond, Emily Procter, Matt Damon, Bruno Mars
McDonalds is adding some new menu items https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/07/mcdonalds-adds-bakery-items-to-menu-in-push-for-breakfast-customers.html
No booze in Scotland ? https://www.france24.com/en/20201007-scotland-faces-temporary-booze-ban-as-virus-rules-ramp-up
Turn on the Radio or listen online at 5pm today for Ask Harbinson, Brzykcy & Corbett. NC Court of Appeals candidate Gray Styers will be the guest
Quote of the Day: “Yes, there’s a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time”… Edmund Clarence Stedman