Thursday, October 8th. Day 281 of 2026
It’s Salmon Day. Let me tell you the Grilled Salmon at PJ’’s Bethlehem Seafood and Steak is yummy !
Happy Pierogi Day ! Good stuff right out of Poland
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
Larsen Delivers In The 9th
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
2004: Martha Stewart report to Federal Prison for insider trading
2012: The film “Lincoln” is released. One of the best ever ! It’s a must-see if you haven’t
2018: New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees becomes NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards
News: Stony Point man enters plea and gets prison time for child-sex offenses…Surry County woman busted by Taylorsville Police…Hickory Police conducting death investigation…Morganton man gets Federal prison time for drug trafficking…Statesville woman arrested on serious child abuse charges
Weather: Sunny and 82
Sports: Cougar Soccer socks it to South Caldwell…Coach Marshall says he was aware of Parks shot at record and he was going to give him a chance to break it…Thursday NFL, Bucs at Cowboys…East Middle School Football on rampage…Baseball season over for Braves, Padres and Yankees…Canes at home tonight…Hickory Motor Speedway moves races to Friday night with storm coming this way
Happy Birthday: Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Robert “Kool” Bell, Bill Elliott, Darrell Hammond, Emily Procter, Matt Damon, Angus T Jones, Bubba Wallace, Bruno Mars, Bella Thorne
Word of the Day: arable [ar-uh-buhl] land being or capable of being tilled for the production of crops, of, relating to, or using such land, “If you describe land as arable, it means that something can grow there.”
Quote of the Day: “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”…Michael Jordan