Tuesday, February 6th. Day 37 of 2024
Happy Frozen Yogurt Day !
1899: The Senate ratified a peace treaty between the U.S. and Spain
1933: The 20th Amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. The amendment moved the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January
1959: Texas Instruments files the first patent for an integrated circuit
1971: NASA Astronaut Alan Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon
1988: Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo
1998: 1998: Washington National Airport was renamed for U.S. President Ronald Reagan
2014: Jay Leno hosts “The Tonight Show” for the final time
2018: Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy, world’s most powerful rocket
In the News: Sewer overflow of almost 1,000 gallons in Taylorsville reported…Taylorsville Town Board meets today…NC Attorney responds to Alexander County Schools battle against teen vaping…Hiddenite man in custody following manhunt…Taylorsville man gets jail time for first-degree sex offense…Alexander County woman arrested again…Vail woman jailed in Alexander County
Weather: Sunshine and 55
Sports: Cougar Hoops host Watauga tonight…LRU will name renovated Softball Complex after coach Shena Hollar… Heels host Clemson tonight…Hornets lose…Panthers to keep DC…Super Bowl line getting tighter
Happy Birthday: Mike Farrell, Tom Brokaw, Michael Tucker, Axl Rose, Rick Astley
We sit way too much https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ar-BB1hNcYU
Another Joe moment https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-tells-crowd-recently-met-234625101.html
Word of the Day: amalgamate [uh-mal-guh-meyt] To mix, merge or mingle so as to make a combination; blend; unite. The forming of a close union without complete loss of individual identities.
Quote of the Day: “It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first”… Ronald Reagan (Born this day in 1911)