Tuesday, October 10th. Day 283 of 2023
1780: A Hurricane kills 20,000 to 30,000 in the Caribbean, hitting Barbados first. It’s still the Atlantic’s deadliest recorded hurricane
1845: The United States Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland
1887: Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Company
1966: The Beach Boys release “Good Vibrations”
1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with evasion
1996: The NY Giants retire Lawrence Taylor’s # 56
2018: Hurricane Michael makes landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 5 hurricane. It kills 57 people in the United States, 45 in Florida, and causes an estimated $25.1 billion in damage
In the News: BB gun confirmed on Alexander Central Campus…Iredell-Statesville Schools demotes Board Vice Chair…Hiddenite woman get 120 day jail sentence…Taylorsville man arrested in Caldwell County…Big drug bust in Catawba County
Weather: Sunshine with high in low 70’s
Sports: Lady Cougar Volleyball beats South Caldwell…AC Soccer downs Ashe County…Statesville beats West Iredell in completion of suspended football game…Braves stun Phillies with comeback…Dodgers in 0-2 hole…Vegas sends Green Bay packing…NHL drops the puck on new season tonight, Canes will open Wednesday
Happy Birthday: Ben Vereen, Nora Roberts, John Prine, David Lee Roth, Tanya Tucker, Brett Favre, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Aimee Teegarden
Powerball Jackpot keeps growing https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/powerball-jackpot-grows-1-55-145141458.html
If you like what you’re doing, why retire ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/10/09/Guinness-World-Records-longest-career-social-studies-teacher/6561696873227/
Word of the Day: precipice [ pres-uh-pis ] a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face. A situation of great peril. A precarious situation. From Latin: “praecipitium” meaning a steep place
Quote of the Day: “The search for the truth is the most important work in the whole world, and the most dangerous”…Quote James Clavell (Born this day in 1924)