Thursday, February 19th. Day 50 of 2026
It’s Hickey Day. Oh my, that left a mark ! Chocolate Mint Day
Happy Tug-of-War Day ! Grab the rope and pull
1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr is arrested for treason
1878: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph
1945: 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. The battle lasted 5 weeks and was one of the bloodiest of the Pacific War. Almost 7,000 Americans were killed. Japan suffered losses of close to 20,000
1985: William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital
1986: The Soviet Union launched the Mir Space Station
2008: Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency. His brother Raul was later named as his successor
2010: Tiger Woods issues a statement admitting infidelity and says he’s “stepping away from golf”
2024: William Byron wins the 66th Daytona 500
News:199 votes cast in Alexander County Early Balloting…County Industrial Sewer project completed…Taylorsville woman jailed on 2023 charges…Beer toting Bank Robber arrested in Hickory…Man Charged with death by distribution in Catawba County has been transferred top local custody after arrest in Florida…
Weather: Partly Sunny Windy and Warm
Sports: Lady Cougars play at Watauga tonight in Conference Tournament Semi-Final…Wake gets win over Clemson…Lenoir-Rhyne clobbers Coker for 21sst win of season…Hornets return from All-Star Break this evening…USA Men’s Hockey beats the Swedes in overtime…US women play for gold today
Happy Birthday: Smokey Robinson, Amy Tan, Jeff Daniels, Roger Goodell, Prince Andrew, Seal, Justine Bateman, Benicio del Toro, Haylie Duff, Nikola Jokic
Here’s today’s Winter Olympics TV Schedule https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/what-winter-olympic-events-are-today-milan-cortina-schedule-how-watch-stream-info-viewers
Word of the Day: thistle [this-uhl] any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum. “Finches love thistle.”
Quote of the Day: “I’ve got four dogs, and I just don’t do dog doo. I’m a diva when it comes to that.”… Kobe Bryant