Tuesday, December 8th. Day 343 of 2020
Happy Brownie Day ! Brownies and Happy belong in the same sentence
It’s Toilet Paper Appreciation Day. TP was first sold in the United States on this day in 1857. Scott began selling the precious product on a roll in 1871
December 8, 1857 was when it was first sold in the US by Joseph C. Gayetty. The other observance is on August 26 when Scott first sold toilet paper on a roll on August 26, 1871
1863: President Abraham Lincoln announced his plan for the Reconstruction of the South
1941: The United States entered World War II when it declared war against Japan. The act came one day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Britain and Canada also declared war on Japan
1962: Workers at four (later it would be nine) New York City newspapers went on strike. They would remain on strike for 114 days
1980: John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of his New York City aparment building
1984. A jury in Virginia found Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt innocent of libeling Reverend Jerry Falwell with a parody advertisement. Falwell was awarded $200,000 for emotional distress
1995: The surviving members of the Grateful Dead announced they were disbanding. Jerry Garcia had died the previous August
In the News: Forty new cases of COVID-19 in Alexander County on Monday…New Assistant Principal named at ACHS…School Board meets this evening…Man in Alexander Jail after missing court dates…Taylorsville woman placed in custody…
Weather: Frigid start to a Sunny Day. High in upper 40’s this afternoon
Sports: Lady Cougar Volleyball downs Freedom…State announces new conference pairings Thursday…Panthers close facility due to COVID…Steelers perfect no more…Bills too much for 49ers…Tuesday night NFL, Cowboys at Baltimore…ACC-Big 10 Challenge tips off this evening
Happy Birthday: Kim Basinger, Teri Hatcher, Mike Mussina, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Phillip Rivers
Chuck Yeager had the “Right Stuff” https://apnews.com/article/jim-bridenstine-chuck-yeager-air-force-world-war-ii-f027e8960916cbd8094ab9f05ec2cbf2
Dylan goes to the Pay Window https://dnyuz.com/2020/12/07/bob-dylan-sells-his-songwriting-catalog-in-blockbuster-deal/
I can’t find some of my clothes. Who knows what box they’re in after moving last week
Quote of the Day: “Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?”… James Thurber (Born this day in 1894)