Tuesday, September 23. Day 266 of 2025
It’s Red Head Appreciation Day
1780: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers He has papers exposing Benedict Arnold’s treason
1806: The Corps of Discovery, the Lewis and Clark expedition, reached St. Louis and ended the trip to the Pacific Northwest
1930: Flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier
1957: Nine black students withdrew from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas due to the white mob outside
1962: The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City
1990: Ken Burns epic documentary “The Civil War” begins airing on PBS
1991: U.N. weapons inspectors find documents detailing Iraq’s secret nuclear weapons program
1994: “The Shawshank Redemption”, directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, is released
2024: Israel launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing more than 490
News: Alexander County commissioner meet this morning to begin interview process for hiring new county manager…57 ACHS students named Advanced Placement Scholars…Taylorsville man sought and apprehended after missing court date…Newton man gets 6-8 years for trafficking drugs…Vale man gets 10 years for trafficking fentanyl…Lawsuit filed by former Newton Police Officer moves forward…State issues restrictions against Lenoir Hotel
Weather: Sunny and Hot. High around 86
Sports: ACHS Women’s Golf places 2nd in league match…Lady Cougar Women’s Tennis has their roll stopped…Lions beat Ravens on MNF…Panther lose TE for a while…Former Watauga standout named ACC Running Back of the Week…Ap State mourning loss of Clark…Padres clinch post-season…Braves win 9th straight
Happy Birthday: Julio Iglesias, Mary Kay Place, Bruce Springsteen, Larry Mize, Jason Alexander
Have you ever had the measles ? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/measles-outbreak-growing-parts-arizona-181507923.html
Fresh water in the ocean ? https://apnews.com/article/freshwater-expedition-ai-501-cape-cod-5d62cae0f040d369b16d8400202f0a88
Word of the Day: hedonistic [he·do·nis·tic] devoted to the pursuit of pleasure. Hedonism. “The man lived a hedonistic lifestyle his entire life”
Quote of the Day: “What is a soul? It’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room”… Ray Charles (Born this day in 1930)