Thursday January 9th
Happy Bubble Bath Day !
1790: President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address
1889: The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
1957: Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball
1982: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions
1998: Ramzi Yousef was sentenced to life in prison for his role of mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing in New York
2003: A US Airways commuter plane crashes at the Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport. 21 are killed
2011: Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head along with 18 others in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived the assassination attempt, but six others died
2016: Mexican Drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is recaptured six-months after his escape from prison
News: Man charged with murder of Taylorsville woman whose remains were found north of town…Taylorsville Police charge woman with felony obtaining property by false pretense…Taylorsville man who’s often in jail is back in jail…Town Hall in Taylorsville will change operating hours
Weather: Not as warm but not bad. Rain coming for Friday night and Saturday
Sports: Former Cougar great Ryheem Craig declares for NFL Draft…Hickory’s Brady Stober transfers to Elon…Former Maiden standout WR Chris Culliver leaves UNC and heads to Marshall…Miami and Ole Miss tonight in College Football Semi-Final…Wake falls at home…Davidson and Charlotte get wins…Hornet lose at buzzer
NFL viewership is massive https://www.the-sun.com/sport/15745125/cbs-sports-nfl-season-record-ratings/
Happy Birthday: Shirley Bassey, Bob Eubanks, Cristy Lane, Robby Krieger, R. Kelly, Rachel Nichols, Gaby Hoffmann, Jeff Francoeur, Kim Jong Un
Word of the Day: mollusk [mol-uhsk] Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Mollusca, usually living in water and often having a hard outer shell. They have a muscular foot, a well-developed circulatory and nervous system, and often complex eyes. Mollusks include gastropods (snails and shellfish), slugs, octopuses and squid.
Quote of the Day: “Man, I really like Vegas.”… Elvis Presley (Born this day in 1935)