Tuesday, January 17th
It’s Ditch those New Year’s Resolutions Day. Too Late ?
1806: James Madison Randolph, grandson of President Thomas Jefferson becomes the first child born in the White House. No accurate count as to how many may been sired there
1916: The Professional Golfers Association is formed
1929: Popeye the Sailor Man, created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theater comic strip
1934: Ferdinand Porsche submitted a design for a people’s car, a “Volkswagen,” to the new German Reich
1977: Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah
1995: More than 6,000 people are killed in an earthquake that devastates Kobe, Japan
1998: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website
2013: Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in a poorly done interview with Oprah Winfrey. She threw him batting practice she should have been throwing heat
In the News: Woman killed while walking along highway in Catawba County…Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory adds new helipad…Taylorsville woman facing felony charges…Alexander County man jailed after he allegedly set fire to a dumpster…Man arrested on felony drug charges in Alexander County on Sunday…Three arrested after chase begins in Boone and ends in Wilkes County
Weather: Clouds rule today
Sports: Cougar Women get big win on Monday in Greensboro but need a win tonight in Lenoir…Tuner steps down as Football Coach at Wilkes Central…Cowboys take down Tampa Bay…Was is Little Tommy Brady’s last game?…UNC gets major commit from high school junior…Hornets lose again, weren’t they supposed to ?
Happy Birthday: James Earl Jones, Maury Povich, Steve Earle, Steve Harvey, Susanna Hoffs, Jim Carrey, Kid Rock, Zooey Deschanel
China has population drop https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-hong-kong-eb24f22b99fc777ec9909f6e0c7e322f?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_02
She was a Bombshell https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gina-lollobrigida-italian-bombshell-movie-124813512.html
Cow tries to get a take out order from Olive Garden Restaurant https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/look-loose-cow-visits-olive-garden-restaurant-in-oklahoma/ar-AA16kbKw
Quote of the Day: “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions”…Benjamin Franklin (Born this day in 1706)