Tuesday, February 7th. Day 38 of 2023
Happy Rose Day !
It’s Wave All Your Fingers at Your Neighbors Day! Instead of getting…or giving… that one-fingered wave, open that hand and wiggle all your fingers as you wave . It takes on an entirely new meaning
1900: A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco falls ill to bubonic plague. It begins the first plague epidemic in US history
1904: A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 1,500 buildings are destroyed in 30 hours
1962: The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports
1964: The Beatles arrive in America to begin their first tour
1974: The movie “Blazing Saddles” premieres
1990: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power. The moves dissolves the former Soviet Union
1995: Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan
2013: Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery
2016: The Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers, 24–10 in the Super Bowl. Von Miller named MVP
In the News: Taylorsville man charged after shots fired into home…Stony Point man charged with assaulting Deputy…Granite Falls man arrested after domestic violence in Alexander County…Taylorsville man charged by Hickory Police…Hudson woman gets Federal Prison time for mail fraud scheme…Conover man arrested for trafficking drugs…Taylorsville Town Board meets today
Weather: A few clouds, high near 65 !
Sports: Hibriten visits Alexander Central for Basketball Senior Night…Duke falls in South Beach…UNC at Wake Forest and NC State at Virginia tonight…Canes idle till Saturday…Justin Rose wins at Pebble Beach…Sean Payton introduced as new Denver Bronco coach
Happy Birthday: Gay Talese, James Spader, Garth Brooks, Chris Rock, Steve Nash, Ashton Kutcher, Mathew Stafford
Somebody hit the Powerball Jackpot last night https://apnews.com/article/sports-lotteries-7ee54c996940642961c2db97dd5e6ece
Kevin Costner’s schedule might bring Yellowstone to an end ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/is-kevin-costner-leaving-yellowstone-his-rigid-filming-schedule-causing-debate-over-his-future/ar-AA17bgjB
All the ads for Sunday’s Super Bowl are sold, here’s an idea of what you’ll see https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-philadelphia-eagles-super-bowl-sports-fox-corp-5d9922047c7fb640ddbf8caf5100ece2
Word of the Day: Faux pas [ foh pah ] French
A slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
Quote of the Day: “If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer”…Yogi Berra