Thursday, October 15th. Day 288 of 2026
It’s Global Handwashing Day and National Grouch Day
1815: Napoleon began his exile on the remote island of St. Helena
1860: 11-year old Grace Bedell wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. The letter stated that Lincoln would look better if he would grow a beard. He thought so too
1888: The “From Hell” letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by Police in London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Hell_letter
1939: New York Municipal Airport was dedicated. The name was later changed to La Guardia Airport
1951: “I Love Lucy” premiered on CBS
1973: Dolly Parton releases her single “Jolene”
1984: The Freedom of Information Act was passed
1989: Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe to become all-time leading points scorer in the NHL
2008: The Dow closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow’s history
News: Human remains found in Catawba County… Man charged Tuesday night with murdering grandmother detailed some strange behavior on social media prior to arrest…Human remains found in Catawba County…Overnight shooting in Hickory…Fatal motorcycle crash in Wilkes County…Early Voting begins today…Republic Services issues statement to Alexander County Customers…Taylorsville woman jailed again…Statesville man pleads guilty to Catawba County armed robbery
Weather: Sunny and 82
Sports: Weatherhead finds the net 5 times as Cougar Soccer blanks McDowell…JV Football tonight at home…Marshall says Watauga is the best 2-win team in North Carolina…Dodger Doom in La-La-Land…ALCS moved up to this afternoon because of threatening weather
Happy Birthday: Barry McGuire, Willie O’Ree, Jim Palmer, Larry Miller, Sarah Ferguson, Emeril Lagasse, Keyshia Cole
Word of the Day: deciduous [dih-sij-oo-uhs] biology : falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development, all leaves annually at the end of the growing season and then having a dormant period without leaves, trees, shrubs, and perennials that shed their leaves for part of the year are categorized by botanists as deciduous. From Latin dēciduus “tending to fall, falling,”
Quote of the Day: “A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns. “.. Mario Puzo (Born this day in 1920)