Tuesday, October 5th. Day 278 of 2021
It’s World Teachers Day ! Teachers taught me a lot more than I learned
1905: The Wright brothers pilot an aircraft to a record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes
1921: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. The sries was between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees
1947: President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address
1968: Steppenwolf releases “Born to be Wild”
1989: PTL leader Jim Bakker was convicted of defrauding his viewers
1991: Soviet President Gorbachev announced that his country would cut its nuclear arsenal in response to the arms reduction that was initiated by U.S. President George Bush
In the News: 59 more COVID-19 cases counted Monday in Alexander County…Wilkes reports 6 additional COVID deaths…Taylorsville Town Council meets this afternoon…Taylorsville Police charge man…Stony Point man jailed on felony drug offense…Hickory man charged after being shot by officers
Weather: More clouds. Showers likely this afternoon
Sports: ACHS Women’s Tennis wins again, so does Lady Cougar Volleyball and Men’s Tennis…Cougar Football gearing for must-win game against Watauga…Chargers beat the Raiders…Could C Mac play for the Panthers on Sunday ?…Bubba wins !…American League Wild Card Game tonight
Happy Birthday: Barry Switzer, Steve Miller, Brian Johnson, Karen Allen, Daniel Baldwin, Michael Andretti, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Rex Chapman, Grant Hill, Kate Winslet, Jesse Palmer
Oil prices are rising, get ready because it’s only the beginning https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-economy-prices-opec-54c606517408481b9f99895b168a07cb
Facebook and Instagram have massive outage https://apnews.com/article/facebook-whatsapp-instagram-outage-8b9d3862ed957029e545182a595fdce1
It’s cold down there https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/south-pole-posts-most-severe-cold-season-on-record-an-anomaly-in-a-warming-world/
Quote of the Day: “When you’re green, your growing. When you’re ripe, you rot”….Ray Kroc (Born this day in 1902)