Tuesday, February 24th. Day 55 of 2026
Tip Well, Drink Responsibly !
Cheers ! It’s World Bartender Day
1868: Andrew Johnson becomes the first President to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate
1863: Arizona is organized as a United States territory
1920: The Nazi Party was founded by Adolf Hitler and his henchmen in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
1981: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Britain’s Price Charles to Lady Diana Spencer
1991: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the Gulf War
2008: Cuba’s Parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years
2020: The Dow drops more than 1,000 points as fear of COVID-19 hits Wall Street
2022: Russia invades Ukraine
News: Alexander County gets some potentially good economic news…Early voting sluggish at best…Burke County confirms first case of measles…Hiddenite woman charged by Newton Police…Taylorsville woman detained in Hickory
Weather: Warmer and not so Windy today
Sports: Alexander Central’s Claire finishes 3rd in State Wrestling Tournament…Cougar men host Central Cabarrus in Rnd 1 State Playoff Game this evening…AC Women get bye host Round II game on Thursday…Heels get quality win Monday night…The “tanking” Kings end 16 game losing streak…Hornets at Chicago this evening… Phillip Rivers will follow his dad and play for NC State
Happy Birthday: Dominic Chianese, Phil Knight, Barry Bostwick, Rupert Holmes, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Murray, George Thorogood, Tom Burleson, Paula Zahn, Billy Zane, Floyd Mayweather Jr
Business and business keeps putting California in rear-view window https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/public-storage-new-headquarters-21901937.php
With affection, we called him a nerd https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/robert-carradine-dies-at-71-family-confirms-reports/ar-AA1WWKXr
Word of the Day: platitude [plat-i-tood] To make a trite, dull, or obvious remark or statement. The quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite, stale thought or language. From French meaning flatness. “The politician is famous for dodging questions by reciting platitudes.”
Quote of the Day: “My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others’ negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts..”… Steve Jobs (Born this day in 1955)