Tuesday, December 2nd. Day 336 of 2025. 23 Shopping Days until Christmas
It’s Play Basketball Day
1804: Napoleon was crowned emperor of France
1901: Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor. It was first razor to feature a permanent handle and disposable double-edge razor blades. A major improvement in shaving from the old straight-razor
1927: The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A. It was the successor to the Model T
1942: A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated by Dr. Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago
1961: Fidel Castro declared in a broadcast speech that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that he was going to lead Cuba to communism
1970: The Environmental Protection Agency began operations
1993: Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces
2009: Tiger Woods in a brief statement apologized for his “Transgressions” and stated he was stepping away from golf for a while
In the News: Munday takes oath as new County Manager… Nine candidates file for office on day one of in Alexander County…Stony Point man just released from prison back in custody…Hildebran man facing long list of Alexander County charges…Alexander County Deputies make drug arrest this morning…Taylorsville woman held in Iredell County custody
Weather: Cold Rain to start. Lots of clouds. Clearing and mid 20’s tonight
Sports: Cougar Wrestling and Basketball at home tonight…Patriots roll to 10th straight win Monday night…Panthers hope to get some players back from injury during bye week…ACC/SEC Challenge tips-off this evening. Duke, UNC and Wake Forest will be in action…Hornets win streak ends in Brooklyn
Happy Birthday: Dan Butler, Steven Bauer, Lucy Liu, Monica Seles, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, Aaron Rodgers
And the Word of the Year is…https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rage-bait-named-oxford-word-213000388.html
Word of the Day: galoot [guh-loot] an awkward, eccentric, or foolish person. Word is of unknown origin. “His brother is a big silly galoot.”
Quote of the Day: “To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness.”… Alexander Haig (Born this day in 1924)