Tuesday, September 29th. Day 272 of 2026
It’s Coffee Day !
1789: The United States Department of War first established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men
1829: The Metropolitan Police of London is founded
1959: The first network football game was televised by CBS in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania
1962: President Kennedy nationalized the Mississippi National guard in response to city officials defying federal court orders. The orders had been to enroll James Meredith at the University of Mississippi
1973: “We’re An American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad goes #1
1982: In Chicago, seven people died after taking capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide. 264,000 bottles were recalled. It led to comprehensive safety-packaging reform
2005: John Roberts is sworn in a Supreme Court Justice
2008: The Dow falls 777 points, at the time the largest one-day drop ever
News: Hiddenite man back in Jail and ordered to be held without bond…Hickory Police charge man with felony sex-act with student…Taylorsville Police to wear pink badges…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office Major Mark St St Clair retires
Weather: Sunny and Sensational !
Sports: Alexander Central Women’s Tennis blanks Freedom…Weatherhead’s three goals lead AC Soccer over McDowell…Bears Win over Eagles…Panther injury report is not good…Baseball Playoff begin this afternoon, 4 games today…Canes open season this afternoon…Hickory native picked-up then released by Hornets…
Happy Birthday: Ian McShane, Jean-Luc Ponty, Mike Post, Mark Farner, Bryant Gumbel, Andrew Dice Clay, Kevin Durant
Word of the Day: fungible [fuhn-juh-buhl] items such as currency, goods, and commodities, that can be exchanged for something else of the same kind or value, readily changeable to adapt to new situations. “A dollar bill is considered fungible because it can easily and acceptably be traded for ten dimes, four quarters, twenty nickels, or one hundred pennies, as well as any other dollar bill.”
Quote of the Day: “Women are like elephants. I like to look at ’em, but I wouldn’t want to own one. “…W. C. Fields