Tuesday, October 7th Day 280 of 2025
Rub a dub, it’s Bathtub Day
Happy Taco Tuesday !
1826: The Granite Railway of Massachusetts begins operations as the first chartered railway in the United States
1918: The Georgia Tech football team defeated Cumberland College 222-0
1949: The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed
1958: The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury
1996: Fox News Channel begins service
2001: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 73rd home run of the season setting a single-season record that still stands
2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California in a recall election
2023: Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of around 1,200,mostly civilians, and the taking of more than 240 hostages,including civilians and soldiers. The attack initiated the Gaza war and the larger Middle Eastern crisis.
News: Fire destroys home in Iredell County with Hiddenite address…Nominations for Grand Marshall for Christmas Parade being accepted…It’s National Night Out…Wilkes County busted on Alexander County drug charges…Stony Point woman arrested by Iredell Deputies…Taylorsville Police make another drug arrest…Lenoir man charged with cattle larceny
Weather: Clouds gather. High around 78. Rain by Wednesday morning. Cooler temps to follow
Sports: Alexander Central Soccer blanks Freedom…Lady Cougar Golf wins conference match, Meredith Wike is medalist…Volleyball falls to Hickory…Dodgers and Brewers to up 2-0…American League takes spotlight today and tonight…Jags beat the Chiefs…Panther WR Jalen Coker close to returning from injury…Canes open NHL season Thursday but three games see the puck drop tonight
Happy Birthday: Oliver North, John Mellencamp, Vladimir Putin, Michael W. Smith, Simon Cowell, Yo-Yo Ma, Toni Braxton, Taylor Hicks, Bree Olson, Mookie Betts
So you’re telling me she’s not your Granddaughter https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/jordon-hudson-spotted-sidelines-bill-144009559.html
Word of the Day: meniscus [mi-nis-kuhs] a disk of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in a joint such as the knee. A crescent or a crescent-shaped body. From Latin meaning moon, crescent. “The running back will miss the rest of the season with a torn meniscus”
Quote of the Day: “Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage”… Confucius
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