Thursday, November 13th. Day 317 of 2025
It’s World Kindness Day. At last it’s here
Happy Sadie Hawkins Day !
1789: Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
1805: Johann George Lehner, a Viennese butcher, invented a recipe and called it the “Frankfurter.”
1927: The Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between New York City and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River
1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 18
1956: The Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses
1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC
1995: Greg Maddox of the Atlanta Braves became the first major league pitcher to win four consecutive Cy Young Awards
2006: A deal was finalized for Google to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion
News: County School Superintendent Dr Bill Griffin addresses State School Board Association…Iredell Memorial Hospital gets A Grade for patient safety…Sheriff’s Office investigating theft of gun safe in Wittenburg Community…Taylorsville man jailed…Alexander County man charged in Catawba County
Weather: Sunshine and 64
Sports: Six Alexander Central Athletes sign to play in College on Wednesday…Cougar Basketball tip-off season on Friday…NC State romps over UNG Greensboro…Hornets beat the Bucks…Skubal and Skeens win Cy Young Awards…Jets at Patriots tonight
Happy Birthday: Peter Arnett, Joe Mantegna, Tracy Scoggins, Chris Noth, Whoopi Goldberg, Neil Flynn, Vinny Testaverde, Jimmy Kimmel
Word of the Day: mic drop [mahyk drop] act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped. A statement or action, that displays such a bold confidence is considered a mic drop. The term began to be used in the early 2,000’s. “The comment period ended with a pronounced and emphatic mic drop”
A Penny for your thoughts https://apnews.com/article/us-mint-treasury-department-penny-end-production-86139df5644ef0885a9baf98e9677380
Quote of the Day: “A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man.”… Lana Turner
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