* * * * T H U R S D A Y * * * * N O V E M B E R 29th * * * * D A Y 333 of 2018 * * * *
Happy Square Dance Day !
1864 : The Sand Creek Massacre occurred in Colorado when a militia led by Colonel John Chivington, killed at least 400 peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians who had surrendered
Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game in 1890
President Johnson named a commission headed by Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963
Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game in 1972
1975: Bill Gates adopted the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed
2001: George Harrison dies at the age of 58
In the News: County Commissioners and School Board to hold joint swearing-in ceremony on Monday…Animal Shelter asking for your help…Runaway teen in Burke County…Lenoir man charged as sex offender…Hickory man nabbed for 11 vehicle break-ins…Morganton man says he was tassed by officers
Weather: Cold Start but getting warmer
Sports: Cougar men get opening win, women fall to North Iredell…Tar Heels mauled by Michigan, Roy says “We stink”…LRU falls for first time, Suddreth leads Lady Bears to win…Hornets get win…Cam says “I’m playing the best I’ve ever played” and I agree…Funchess misses practice and Ron Rivera won’t talk about it
Happy Birthday: Vin Scully, Howie Madnel, Andrew McCarthy, Don Cheadle, Mariano Rivera,Chadwick Boseman, Lucas Black, Russell Wilson
The One, The Only
Vin Scully
Andrew McCarthy
Interesting. A new drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s being called the “The Future” in cancer treatment. It’s called Vitakvi !
Just a reminder. If I see you throwing a cigarette butt on the ground, I’m throwing a rock at you. If I miss, I’ll keep throwing till you’re hit. Nothing is more disgusting !
Another tip. Just because you really believe it; it don’t make it a fact
Quote of the Day: “Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up”…Vin Scully