Tuesday, December 5th. Day 339 of 2023. 25 Shopping Days until Christmas
It’s Repeal Day. Prohibition was finally repealed this day in 1933
1776: At The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized.
1848: President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of ’49 by confirming the fact that gold had been discovered in California
1908: The University of Pittsburgh became the first College Football Team to use numbers on their uniforms
1933: Prohibition ended with the passage of the 21st Amendment. I’ll drink to that !
1945: The “Lost Squadron” disappeared. Five Navy Avenger bombers flyers began a training mission at the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station. They were never heard from again
1988: Jim Bakker and former aide Richard Dortch of the PTL Club were indicted by a federal grand jury in North Carolina on fraud and conspiracy charges
2008: O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery. He would serve less than 10
2018: The US State Funeral for former President George H. W. Bush is held
In the News: Lenoir man dies in Alexander County accident on Monday…Pedestrian struck and killed over the weekend in Hickory…Candidate filing is underway…Shooting reported in Wilkes County over the weekend…Hiddenite woman charged…Taylorsville woman arrested after missing court appearance…Hickory man released from prison is September is back in jail
Weather: Increasing Clouds, not as warm
Sports: Cougar Basketball at South Iredell this evening…AC Wrestling heads to Statesville…Arizona new #1 in College Hoops…Bengals beat the Jags in overtime…Rage continues over Florida State’s snub…Canes lose in Canada…Leyland elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Happy Birthday: Andy Kim, Jim Messina, Jim Plunkett, Lanny Watkins, Morgan Brittany, Art Monk, Margaret Cho, Ross Bagley
Hey, no running in the hallway https://apnews.com/article/deer-elementary-school-toms-river-new-jersey-ad1337a959a81fd3662520b4d7b69947
Did someone fart ? https://nypost.com/2023/12/04/news/loud-fart-sound-erupts-during-john-kerrys-speech-at-climate-panel-in-dubai/
Word of the Day: gauche [ gohsh ] Lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; tactless. Gauche comes from the French word meaning “awkward.” Sentence: Despite her best efforts, her gauche attempt at small talk only made the conversation more awkward.
Quote of the Day: “Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen”… Little Richard (Born this day in 1932)