Tuesday, November 19. Day 324 of 2024
It’s World Toilet Day. I’m overjoyed to be born in the age of running water and modern toilets
1493: In his second voyage to North America, Christopher Columbus comes ashore in Puerto Rico
1863: President Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania
1895: The Paper Pencil was patented by Frederick Blaisdell
1969: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon
1998: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against President Bill Clinton
2013: The film “Frozen” debuts in American theaters
In the News: Officer involved fatal-shooting overnight in Catawba County…Victim of fatal fire in Wilkes County identified…Stony Point man arrested again…Man jailed under huge bond in Alexander County…Burke County man charged with burning school busses
Weather: Sun turns to Clouds. High 65
Sports: AC Wrestling at Wilkes Central tonight…Cougar Hoops host Davie County on Friday…NC State 4-0 after Monday win…Charlotte 49rs fire Football Coach…Houston drills Dallas…Skeens and Gil named Rookies of the Year
Happy Birthday: Dick Cavett, Ted Turner, Calvin Klein, Ahmad Rashad, Kathleen Quinlan, Ann Curry, Michael Wilbon, Allison Janney, Meg Ryan, Jodie Foster
South Carolina Monkey escape update https://abcnews.go.com/US/escaped-monkeys-captured-south-carolina/story?id=115700921
Word of the Day: esoteric [ es-uh-ter-ik ] Understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest. Private, secret, confidential known by few. From Greek meaning inner. “Esoteric is often used in discussion of mystical and occult topics.
Quote of the Day: “Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves”… Albert Einstein