Tuesday, November 21. Day 325 of 2023
It’s World Television Day
Happy National Gingerbread Cookie Day !
1620: The Mayflower reached Provincetown, MA. The ship discharged the Pilgrims at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th
1789: North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
1922: Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve as a member of the U.S. Senate
1973: President Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, announced the presence of an 18½-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to the Watergate case
1980: An estimated 83 million viewers tuned in to find out “who shot J.R.” on the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas. Kristin, played by Mary Crosby was the character that fired the gun
1993: The House voted against making the District of Columbia the 51st state
2000: The Florida Supreme Court granted Al Gore’s request to keep the presidential recounts going
In the News: Maybe the rain will help, upwards of a dozen illegal burns on Monday in Alexander County…Valdese fires Town Manager…Man shot and killed in Iredell County…Man charged with death by distribution…Taylorsville man facing long list of charges…Statesville man charge with felony drug offenses in Alexander County…
Weather: Maybe 1-2 inches of badly needed Rain today
Sports: Darrell Adkins, John Bruce and James De La Riva inducted into Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame…Hoops host North Iredell tonight…Ten Cougar Football players named All-Conference…Hornets beat the Celtics…Eagles nip Chiefs in Super Bowl rematch…Are the Carolina Panthers the worst franchise in all of American Professional Sports?…QB from Burke County commits to NC State…Braves continue to make Pitching moves
Happy Birthday: Marlo Thomas, Earl Monroe, Goldie Hawn, Nicollette Sheridan, Troy Aikman, Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Strahan
Are you afraid to walk alone at night ? https://news.yahoo.com/40-americans-afraid-walk-alone-191400096.html
American say money can buy happiness https://www.cbsnews.com/news/money-income-happiness-how-much-do-you-need-study-empower/
Napoleon Wearing Bicorne Hat
Quote of the Day: “I could always hit”…Stan Musial (Born this day in 1920)