Tuesday, December 16th. Day 350 of 2025. Only 9 Shopping Days till Christmas!
It’s Chocolate Covered Anything Day !
1773: Known as the Boston Tea Party, 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off of British ships by Colonial patriots disguised as Indians. The act was to protest taxation without representation and the monopoly the government granted to the East India Company
1835: 530 buildings were destroyed by fire in New York City
1944: During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began in Belgium. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war
1971: Don Mclean releases “American Pie”
1985: Reputed organized-crime boss Paul Castellano was shot to death outside a New York City restaurant. The “hit” was ordered by John Gotti
2000: President-elect George W. Bush names Colin Powell to be the first black Secretary of State
2010: The last Larry King Show is shown on CNN
2022: Pokémon producers announce the main characters Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu are departing the anime series after 25 years
News: Alexander County man jailed another being sought after major drug bust…School Board approves calendar for next year, Dagenhart named chair…Taylorsville man sent to jail after appearing in court…Stony Point man jailed in Iredell County…Man gets 20 years after Iredell County conviction to crash that killed three people
Weather: Warming trend begins. High near 50 after cold, cold start !
Sports: Cougar Basketball at Statesville tonight…Wake Forest gets win…Wolfpack fall in NCAA Men’s Soccer Final…Steelers rule Monday night…Vegas says there will be some blowouts this weekend in the College Football Playoffs…Braves sign shortstop
A darned good story https://nypost.com/2025/12/16/us-news/florida-chef-saves-regulars-life-after-he-stops-showing-up-for-daily-meals/
Word of the Day: traipse [treyps] to go on foot, to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one’s goal. “I’m too old to traipse around town.”
Quote of the Day: “Sport is an art: it has incredible appeal everywhere on this earth, and it fills so many human hearts with passion that it’s impossible to dismiss.”… Frank Deford (Born this day in 1938)