Tuesday, October 13th. Day 287 of 2020
Today is Face Your Fear Day ! I’m almost over the fear of those Flying Monkeys in the “Wizard of Oz”
It’s No Bra Day ! No Bra Day encourages women everywhere to go without their bra to raise awareness for breast cancer
1792: The cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid
1885: Georgia Tech University is founded in Atlanta
1960: For the first time, the World Series ends on a Game 7 home-run. Bill Mazeroski’s blast gave the Pittsburgh Pirates the series win over the New York Yankees
1967: The ABA (American Basketball Association) began their first season with the revolutionary Red, White, and Blue Basketball
2010: A mining accident in Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground
In the News: Health Department issues COVID-19 Report…County Board of Education meets this evening…Man charged with knife assault in Stony Point…Hiddenite man facing assault charges…Taylorsville man jailed again…Cocaine trafficking charges filed in Catawba County
Weather: Dense For Advisory till 9am…By mid-morning, you’ll like it !
Sports: Braves erupt in 9th to drop Dodgers….Rays up 2-0 on Astros…Saints stage a comeback on Monday Night Football…Some Tuesday NFL tonight…
Happy Birthday: Paul Simon, Jerry Jones, Sammy Hagar, Marie Osmond, Doc Rivers, Jerry Rice, Kelly Preston, Nancy Kerrigan
Still a little miffed I was overlooked for the seat on the Supreme Court
Aren’t you glad, you don’t live in Portland ? https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/10/protesters-topple-portland-statues-of-theodore-roosevelt-abraham-lincoln-in-day-of-rage.html
Baseball lost a great one when Hall of Famer Joe Morgan passed on Monday. To quote his former teammate Johnny Bench, “Joe Morgan was a 5’7” stick of dynamite” We’ve lost some great ones of late, Bob Gibson, Whitey Ford, and now Joe. The roster keeps getting better in the hereafter
Quote of the Day: “Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy”… Margaret Thatcher (Born this day in 1925)