Tuesday, February 11. Day 42 of 2025
It’s Wear a White Shirt Day, Visit a Shut-In Day and Get Out Your Guitar Day
1752: The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Hospital
1943: General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe
1990: Nelson Mandela is released from prison in South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner
1993: Janet Reno was appointed Attorney General. She was the first female to hold the position
2006: Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas
2012: Whitney Houston was found dead in Los Angeles. She had drowned in a bathtub after consuming an assortment of drugs
2020: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19
In the News: Superintendent Griffin tells School Board the County Schools are in compliance with Federal Guidelines concerning immigration…Third person charged in connection with shooting last week in Stony Point…Taylorsville Police charge man with felony offenses…Taylorsville woman charged with assault and resisting…Statesville man get prison time for drug trafficking
Weather: Cold Rain most of the day. High around 38. Maybe some ice early this morning
Sports: Marshall named new Alexander Central Football Coach…Cougar Hoops host Hibriten this evening…Heels tank it at Clemson…Luca debuts with Lakers…Hornets lose and are trying to challenge trade being voided
Sheryl Crow
It’s Fort Bragg again https://apnews.com/article/bragg-base-confederate-rename-a73e96565617830cf3b22c33fc845ab4
Lots of eyeball on The Super Bowl https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43786554/fox-projects-super-bowl-averaged-record-126m-us-viewers
Word of the Day: droll [ drohl ] To be amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous. To jest or to joke. “The woman had a droll aura that made her quite popular”
Quote of the Day: “Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done”… Burt Reynolds (Born this day in 1936)