Tuesday, October 19th. Day 292 of 2021
It’s Evaluate Your Life Day. Gee, is that really a good idea ?
Happy Gin and Tonic Day !
1781: British General Charles Lord Cornwallis surrendered to U.S. General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
1814: The first documented performance of “The Defence of Fort McHenry” with music took place at the Holliday Street Theatre in Baltimore. It’s know today as “The Star-Spangled Banner”
1943: Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University
1960: The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba
1973: President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes
1987: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%
2005: Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity
In the News: Three additional COVID-19 deaths reported Monday in Alexander County…Deputies chase a man on foot but they catch him…Taylorsville man arrested after tussle with Taylorsville Police…Hiddenite woman charged with drug offenses this morning in Hickory…Conover man nabbed in Alexander County
Weather: What do consider perfect ? Sunny and 75 for me
Sports: Cougar Volleyball win again..AC Soccer falls to Watauga…Womens’s Tennis get bid to State Duals…Hibriten cancels Thursday JV game at ACHS…Cougar Football has long list of injuries…Titans bear the Bills…Bombs away at Fenway…Braves in La-La Land this afternoon
Happy Birthday: Patricia Ireland, John Lithgow, Jeannie C. Riley, Patrick Simmons, Evander Holyfield, Brad Daugherty, Amy Carter, Chris Kattan
Another hack https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-arts-and-entertainment-be48d7582fdd5604664fff33ed81ca80
A little nap never hurt anybody https://www.studyfinds.org/naps-motor-skills-memory/
Quote of the Day: “I used to watch ‘The Waltons’ and sob because my family was nothing like that”…Paula Poundstone