Tuesday, October 27th. Day 301 of 2020
Beware, it’s Black Cat Day !
1787: The first of the Federalist Papers were published . The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name “Publius”
1858: Roland Macy opened Macy’s Department Store in New York City
1938: Du Pont announced “Nylon” as the new name for its new synthetic yarn
1997: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan
2004: The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years
In the News: Over 50 percent of registered voters have already cast a ballot in Alexander County…Deadline to request a mail-in ballot is 5pm today…Alexander County COVID-19 update has almost 200 in quarantine…Taylorsville teen arrested after chase Sunday night…Hiddenite man charged with felony probation violation…A second suspect in Conover murder
Weather: Fog early, Partly Sunny this afternoon with a high near 75
Sports: Will the last Baseball game of the season be tonight ?….Rams take down the Bears…Panthers get a welcome visitor at Monday practice…NASCAR will try again today in Texas
Happy Birthday: John Cleese, Lee Greenwood, Garry Tallent, Fran Lebowitz, Jayne Kennedy, Kelly Osbourne
New Supreme Court Justice is confirmed. It should have been me, I look good in a black robe
Do you drink diet-soda ? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/26/health/diet-drinks-bad-for-heart-wellness/index.html
A massive fentanyl lab found in Mexico https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/huge-meth-fentanyl-lab-found-behind-storefront-in-mexico/
Quote of the Day: “When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators don’t know whether to answer ‘Present’ or ‘Not guilty’… Theodore Roosevelt…Born this day in 1858