Tuesday, February 17th. Day 48 of 2026
It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day ! Do something for someone you don’t know
Happy National Cabbage Day ! Pancake Day and Mardi Gras
1801: The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president
1865: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces
1897: The National Congress of Mothers was organized in Washington, DC, by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst. It was the forerunner of the National PTA
1934: The first High School Drivers Education classes begin in America. The classes were in State College, PA
1949: Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel
1976: The Eagles release their “Greatest Hits” album. It’s sold more than 45 million copies
1996: In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match
2019: Denny Hamlin wins Daytona 500
2020: Denny Hamlin win second-straight Daytona 500
News: New details about suspect who led authorities on two-county chase on Saturday….Standoff leads to arrest in Hickory…Hiddenite man charged with possession of weapon of mass destruction…Stony Point woman busted on drug charges…Early Voting continues…The note for the Alexander County Law Enforcement Center will be burned during ceremony today
Weather: Some clouds arrive but warm, high near 65
Sports: Cougar men host St Stephens this evening in conference tournament opener….Duke blasts Syracuse…UNC at NC State tonight…Us Women’s Hockey will face-off against Canada on Thursday for Olympic Gold…US men on the ice Wednesday
Happy Birthday: Rene Russo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Jordan, Denise Richards, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paris Hilton, Ed Sheeran, Sebastian Aho
Today’s Winter Olympics TV schedule https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/17/olympics-tv-schedule-events-tuesday-feb-17/88706622007/
One of the most iconic actors ever was Robert Duval. He passed but what memories he leaves behind https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/robert-duvall-dead-godfather-the-great-santini-1236664754/
Word of the Day; grovel [gruhv-uhl] to humble oneself or act in an abject manner. To surrender to humility or beg with face to the ground. “Be sure to offer an apology but don’t grovel.”
Quote of the Day: “We don’t have truth delivered to us very often, especially in this very commercialized world.”… Hal Holbrook (Born this day in 1925)