Thursday, November 18th Day 322 of 2021
Happy Mickey Mouse Day ! Mr Mouse made his debut at “Steamboat Willie” this day in 1928
Yumm, it’s Apple Cider Day
1865: Samuel Clemens published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” under the pen name Mark Twain
1883: The United States and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones
1903: A treaty was signed that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal
1969: Apollo 12 astronauts Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon
1978: In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple followers to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives including over 270 children
1987: Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report
1998: President Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers
1999: At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others
In the News: Man released from jail after leading Taylorsville Police on chase…Taylorsville man facing breaking, entering, and larceny charges…Woman jailed on felony drug charges in Alexander County…Newton man charged with drug trafficking
Weather: The last warm day for a while
Sports: Wolfpack suffer loss to Cowboys…Deacs get win…Hornets are tough at home…Baseball Cy Young Award winners named…Verlander stays in Houston…The Indians become the Guardians on Friday
Happy Birthday: Brenda Vaccaro, Linda Evans, Susan Sullivan, Kevin Nealon, Warren Moon, Elizabeth Perkins, Kirk Hammett Rita Cosby, Owen Wilson, Mike Epps, Megyn Kelly, Chloë Sevigny, David Ortiz, Denny Hamlin
An epic Lunar Eclipse tonight https://greekreporter.com/2021/11/17/partial-lunar-eclipse/
Not a record for us to celebrate https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/11/17/us-sets-record-for-drug-overdose-deaths-these-3-states-had-the-biggest-increases/?sh=24cf08539d09
Quote of the Day: “Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant”… Mitch Kapor