Tuesday, November 12. Day 317 of 2024. 49 Days Remain till 2025
It’s Happy Hour Day ! Raise a Glass
1859: The first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Leotard in Paris. He was also the designer of the garment that is named after him
1892: William “Pudge” Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he was paid a $500 bonus for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
1920: Judge Keneshaw Mountain Landis was named the first Commissioner of Baseball
1927: Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union
1946: The first drive-up banking facility opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago
1975: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired after 36 years on the high court
1998: Daimler-Benz completed a merger with Chrysler to create Daimler-Chrysler AG
Zahra Baker
2020: Six people die in Alexander County flooding
In the News: Alexander County Board of Education meets this evening…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug charge…Alexander County woman jailed in Catawba County…Taylorsville man facing assault charge…
Weather: Sunny and 65 today. We drop to mid 30’s tonight !
Sports: Cougar Football working on plan to slow down a high-powered, ultra-balanced Mooresville Offense…Fish surprise Rams…Canes win in Vegas…College Hoops Blue Bloods tonight when Duke and Kentucky play in Atlanta…Cleveland Cavs are 12-0…
Anne Hathaway
Toy Maker Mattel says Woops ! https://apnews.com/article/mattel-wicked-movie-dolls-porn-website-4cf8acc526dd4630d9f5328e2ee78df1
Did you see it ? https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/yellowstone-fans-total-disbelief-season-153400015.html
Word of the Day: avant-garde [ uh-vahnt-gahrd ] An advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods. From French. “The music was so avant-garde, the audience struggled to accept it”
Quote of the Day: “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely”… Auguste Rodin (Born this day in 1840)