Thursday, September 8th. Day 251 of 2022
It’s Pardon Someone Day. Bury the hatchet and let someone slide today
1565: St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida’s first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1888: In London, the body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found
1930: 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape
1944: London is hit by a German V-2 rocket for the first time
1966: The landmark science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode
1974: President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon
1988: Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires
News: Man shot last week in Alexander County released from hospital, he refuses to cooperate with investigation…Woman nabbed after leading officers on chase in Alexander County…Hiddenite man charged with hit and run…Union Grove man arrested by Taylorsville Police…Stony Point man arrested for probation violation…Taylorsville man facing weapons charge
Weather: Partly Sunny, High near 80 today
Sports: Four new members to be enshrined in Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame…Brzykcy gets win…Coach Carter says despite being routed last week, the Cougars never quit competing…NFL begins season tonight…Braves win 7th straight…Mets sweep doubleheader…Yanks take two and Judge goes yard
Happy Birthday: Bernie Sanders, David Arquette, Brooke Burke, Pink, Gerrit Cole
Florida man survives gator bite and being stranded in the swamp https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/florida-man-lost-arm-gator-bite/67-a32accc2-81d3-4d6b-bc18-9f40477530ef
It’s not the Yellow Brick Road but…https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/09/07/dye-trailer-spill-pink-road-Interstate-85-Spartanburg-South-Carolina/2171662583524/
I ponder why people do some of the things they do. The more I think about it, the less I want to think about it
Quote of the Day: “It seems that every time I stick my neck out, I get my foot into something else”… Patsy Cline (Born this day in 1932)