Tuesday, February 8th. Day 39 of 2022
It’s National Kite Flying Day. Not much wind in forecast though
Today is Laugh and Get Rich Day. The laughing might be more frequent after the getting rich part
1693: A charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia
1896: The Western Conference was formed by representatives of Midwestern universities. The group changed its name to the Big 10 Conference
1910: The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce
1936: The first National Football League draft was held. Jay Berwanger was the first to be selected. He went to the Philadelphia Eagles
1963: The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens
1963: Lamar Hunt, owner of the American Football League franchise in Dallas moved the operation to Kansas City. The new team was named the Chiefs
1971: The Nasdaq stock-market index debuted
1996: Congress passes the Communications Decency Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act
In the News: Another COVID-19 death in Alexander County…Remains found in Alexander County identified…Woman dies in Wilkes County crash over the weekend…Granite Falls man charged in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police arrest suspect…Claremont man to be sentenced for breaching the US Capital last January
Weather: Sunshine returns. Chilly start but we’ll go into the 50’s this afternoon…
Sports: Cougar Basketball teams begin crucial final week of regular season at Hibriten this evening…Duke falls at home…Hornets lost 5th straight…Canes lose in OT…MLB Lockout continues…Rams still a 4.5 point favorite in Super Bowl
Happy Birthday: Ted Koppel, Nick Nolte, Robert Klein, Mary Steenburgen, John Grisham, Alonzo Mourning
The Hoarders are still Hoarding https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-years-into-pandemic-shoppers-are-still-hoarding-11644253233
We all love Jennifer Garner. I’d love her even more if she’d return my phone calls https://people.com/movies/jennifer-garner-harvard-hasty-pudding-woman-of-the-year-2022/
We did a pretty good job Monday on the icy roads, we’re getting better. Pat yourself on the back !
Quote of the Day: “War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want”…General William Tecumseh Sherman (Born this day in 1820)