Thursday, February 24th. Day 55 of 2022
Tip the Barkeep !
It’s Bartender Day !
Happy Tortilla Chip Day and Chili Day too
1868: Andrew Johnson becomes the first President to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate
1863: Arizona is organized as a United States territory
1920: The Nazi Party was founded by Adolf Hitler and his henchmen in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
1981: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Britain’s Price Charles to Lady Diana Spencer
1991: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the Gulf War
2008: Cuba’s Parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years
2020: The Dow drops more than 1,000 points as fear of COVID-19 hits Wall Street
In the News: Second COVID-19 death of week reported on Wednesday… Candidate filing resumes today in Alexander County…Former Catawba County Official pleads guilty to accepting bribes…Claremont man and Hickory woman arrested after domestic disturbance in Alexander County…Hiddenite man jailed…Woman has vehicle stolen at gunpoint at Hickory Mall…A very strange armed robbery attempt in Lenoir
Weather: Clouds and Showers. Cooler, High in 50’s
Sports: Cougar Woman at East Forsyth this evening in Round II of State Playoffs…AC Men host North Meck at 6:30 pm…Listen at 7:40 this morning, I’ll chat with Cougar Hoop Coach Ed Wills…Duke escapes win win a Virginia…Wake falls on the road…Pack lose again…Baseball owners draw line in the sand
Happy Birthday: Dominic Chianese, Phil Knight, Barry Bostwick, Rupert Holmes, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Murray, Tom Burleson, Paula Zahn, Billy Zane, Floyd Mayweather, Jr
Don’t charge your phone to 100% ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/stop-charging-your-phone-to-100-once-a-day-and-other-battery-saving-tips/ar-AAUcL80
Could you survive without your phone for a day ? https://www.studyfinds.org/cant-make-it-without-smartphone/
How can one person be so lucky ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/02/23/lotto-New-York-Lottery-man-wins-second-10-million-prize/3471645650421/
Quote of the Day: “Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man”… Quote Ronald Reagan