Tuesday, December 23rd. Day 357 of 2025. Today and Christmas Eve remain for Christmas Shoppers
It’s Christmas Movie Day
1783: George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
1788: Maryland ceded a 100-square-mile area for the seat of the national government. About two-thirds of the area became the District of Columbia
1913: The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System
1922: The British Broadcasting Corporation began daily news broadcasts
1951: The NFL championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. The DuMont Network had paid $75,000 for the rights to the game
1968: The crew of the U.S. Navy ship, Pueblo, was released by North Korea. The Captain of the Pueblo, Commander Lloyd M. Bucher, and 82 of his crew were held for 11 months after the ship was seized by North Korea
1972: The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7 in an NFL playoff game on a last-second play that was dubbed the “Immaculate Reception.” Pittsburgh’s Franco Harris caught a deflected pass and ran it in for the winning touchdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHIXFKrrUhA
1997: Terry Nichols was convicted by a Denver jury on charges of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter in the 1995 federal building bombing in Oklahoma City. The bomb killed 168 people
News: Alexander County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall to close Wednesday through Friday for Holidays…Flu cases on sharp uptick…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office releases November stats…Hickory man charged in Alexander County…Harmony man jailed for indecent liberties…Burke County Sheriff’s Office upping reward in Cold Case dating back more than 40 years
Weather: Maybe an early shower then Sunny and 65 !
Sports: Cougar Basketball sweeps games at South Iredell. AC Women get top seed in Holiday Tournament…Tar Heels beat ECU…Hornets lose of course…49ers get 48 and beat Old Man Rivers…Carolina Football makes risky hire
Happy Birthday: Susan Lucci, Jack Ham, William Kristol, Jim Harbaugh, Eddie Vedder, Holly Madison
I’ll be taking some time away from the studio for a while. A well earned Holiday and Vacation is on tap. Be sure to check the website for news and sports stories. I’ll be back on-air on January 5th
Word of the Day: impala [im-pal-uh] an antelope, Aepyceros melampus, of southern and eastern Africa, having lyre-shaped horns and able to move with enormous leaps when disturbed. From Zulu. “The impala is an important prey species for Africa’s large carnivores, such as cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs, lions, hyenas, crocodiles and pythons.”
Quote of the Day: “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly”…Winston Churchill