Thursday, November 5th. Day 309 of 2026
It can be risky but it’s Men Make Dinner Day
Happy Love your Red Hair Day !
1605: The “Gunpowder Plot” attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure
1872: Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine
1935: The game “Monopoly” was introduced by Parker Brothers Company
1959: The American Football League was formed
1994: George Foreman, 45, became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas
2006: Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants are sentenced to death
2007: The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google
2010: Alexander Central beats Hibriten in overtime 21-20 to win the Northwestern Conference Championship
2024: Donald Trump becomes the first President to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election
2025: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin becomes first NHL player to score 900 career goals
News: Town of Taylorsville hires new attorney…Taylorsville Police arrest woman again…Alexander County man busted on felony drug charge overnight…Former Wilkes County Register of Deeds enters plea for possession of meth…Armed robbery investigation underway in Catawba County
Weather: Clouds and Showers. Warm with a high in the 70’s
Sports: Cougar Soccer hosts N Iredell in Round II of State Playoffs at 7pm…Tickets on sale for the 2026 Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony…NFL Thursday, Jacksonville at Baltimore…Kon returns but leaves limping and Hornets drop 5th straight
Happy Birthday: Art Garfunkel, Peter Noone, Kris Jenner, Bryan Adams, Tilda Swinton, Andrea McArdle, Tatum O’Neal, Jerry Stackhouse, Bubba Watson, Jason Kelce, Kevin Jonas
Alexander Central Soccer Coach David McConnell is on the air live after the 7:30 News. We’ll talk about this evening’s Round II match vrs North Iredell
Word of the Day: continent [kon-tn-uhnt] One of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica). A comparable landmass on another planet. Adjective- able to control urination and defecation. “Most people can name six of the seven continents but they often forget Antarctica.”
Quote of the Day: “I’m a lifelong stutterer.”… Bill Walton (Born this day in 1952