Thursday, October 1st. Day 275 of 2020
Give Fido a jaunt, It’s Walk Your Dog Day !
1890: Yosemite National Park is established by Congress
1908: Ford introduces the Model T at a price of $825
1940: The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens to traffic
1962: Johnny Carson began hosting the “Tonight” show on NBC
1971: Walt Disney World opened in Orlando
2017: Fifty-eight people are killed and 869 others injured in a mass shooting at festival on the Las Vegas Strip. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide
In the News: One killed in Morganton camper fire…North Wilkes High School has COVID outbreak…Taylorsville man jailed for violation of sex-offender status…Alexander County man charged with felony larceny…Woman being held in Alexander County Jail for animal abandonment
Weather: Perfect Weather, Sunny and a high of 75 today
Sports: Baseball Marathon on Wednesday, Braves play long but win…Lakers take game one…Panther getting some injured players back…Ugly game tonight in NFL
Happy Birthday: Jimmy Carter, Julie Andrews, Rod Carew, Randy Quaid, Mark McGwire, Zach Galifianakis, Brie Larson
73 million watched the debate Tuesday night. Suckers !
Mac Davis has died at the age of 78. It’s always sorta been a theme for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKWch_MNY0
I love October, the best month of the year. Most years…
Quote of the Day: “If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide”… Mahatma Gandhi