Thursday, December 4th. Day 338 of 2025. 21 Shopping Days till Christmas
Happy Cookie Day !
1812: Peter Gaillard patented the power mower
1909: The Montreal Canadiens, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association
1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration. The program had been created in order to provide jobs during the Great Depression
1943: Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced that any club was free to employ black players
1954: The first Burger King is opened in Miami
1991: Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was released after nearly seven years in captivity in Lebanon
1991: Pan American World Airways ceased operations
2017: The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 440 square miles in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
News: Two injured in crash north of Taylorsville Wednesday evening…Man killed in ATV accident in Wilkes County…No filings on Wednesday at Board of Elections Office…Hometown Christmas begins this evening in Taylorsville…Taylorsville Police charge man…Claremont man jailed without bond in Alexander County…Three charged with embezzlement in Iredell County…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office rolls-out new armored vehicle
Weather: Clouds increase, high around 50. Some ice and snow possible Friday morning
Sports: Lady Cougar Basketball now 6-0 after win over Newton-Conover…AC men drop overtime game…5A Football Regional between Hickory and Crest moved to tonight…Big Thursday NFL game as Dallas and Detroit tangle tonight…Rough night for ACC in challenge with SEC…Hornets lose in Big Apple
Happy Birthday: Max Baer, Jr., Freddy Cannon, Chris Hillman, Southside Johnny, Jeff Bridges, Cassandra Wilson, Frank Reich, Marisa Tomei, Jay-Z, Tyra Banks
Interesting list of people who passed this year https://abcnews.go.com/International/photos/memoriam-notable-people-died-2025-117435270
Word of the Day: curio [kyoor-ee-oh] any unusual article, object of art or antique, etc., valued as a curiosity. Short for curiosity. “The curio shop was filled with treasures.”
Quote of the Day: “It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.”… Abraham Lincoln