Thursday January 20, 2022
Happy National Cheese Lovers Day !
It’s Penguin Awareness Day
1841: The island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain. It returned to Chinese control in July 1997
1887: The Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base
1892: The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School
1942: Nazi officials held the Wannsee Conference accepting the “Final Solution” that called for exterminating Europe’s Jews. The film “Conspiracy” is a brilliant, fact based, film about the gathering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannsee_Conference
1981: Iran released 52 Americans that had been held hostage for 444 days. The release occurred minutes after the presidency had passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan
1994: Shannon Faulkner became the first woman to attend classes at The Citadel. Faulkner dropped out
1998: The Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
In the News: Another virtual-learning day for Alexander County School students…Alexander County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall re-open for the first time since winter storm…Man charged with indecent liberties with a child in Alexander County…Newton man facing child-sex crimes…Taylorsville man now facing a dozen more charges…Wilkes Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect
Weather: Clouds, shower, maybe a little snow today
Sports: Cougar Hoops host South Caldwell tonight in the den…AC Wrestlers in quad match at Hibriten…Wake gets win…Pack loose again…Hornets win in Boston…Mel Kiper makes a pick for the Panthers
Happy Birthday: Buzz Aldrin, Paul Stanley, Lorenzo Lamas, Edwin McCain, Nikki Haley, Rae Carruth
Could arthritis be treated by zapping it with electricity ? https://www.studyfinds.org/arthritis-pain-regrowing-cartilage/
No Bologna, Oscar Mayer is marketing special face-sheets https://news.yahoo.com/oscar-mayer-comes-bologna-inspired-172050708.html
Alexander Central Director of Athletics Nathan Robinson joins me live this morning at 7:45. Nate will talk about a special night for Cougar Basketball
Quote of the Day: “Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed”…George Burns (Born this day in 1896)