Tuesday, January, 4th
It’s Spaghetti Day ! Does anybody not like Spaghetti ?
Happy Trivia Day
1896: Utah became the 45th state
1936: The first pop music chart based on national sales was published by “Billboard” magazine
1951: North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul
1958: Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1
1974: President Nixon refused to hand over tape recordings and documents subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee
1999: Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota
2007: Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman to hold the position
In the News: Almost 100 new COVID cases report Monday in Alexander County…West Main reopened overnight after wind blows down utility lines Monday morning…Two die in Monday crash west of Statesville…County Schools return to class with masks required today…Taylorsville Town Council meets today…Hiddenite man arrested in Conover…Newton woman listed as missing
Weather: Tons of Sun but the temp reaches only the low 40’s
Sports: Cougar Men’s Basketball hosts Tabernacle Christian of Hickory at 6pm…Duke, NC State, and Wake Forest all in action tonight…Hornets fall in DC…Big Ben has curtain call in Pittsburgh
Happy Birthday: Clint Hill, Dyan Cannon, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Patty Loveless, Michael Stipe, Julia Ormond, Deana Carter, Kris Bryant
World’s oldest person turns 119
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/worlds-oldest-person-turn-119-kane-tanaka
Kids are not active enough https://www.studyfinds.org/teens-exercise-during-covid/
Some phrases to put in the rear-view window for 2022 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/03/michigan-university-banished-words-list/9076189002/
Quote of the Day: “Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death”…Floyd Patterson (Born this day in 1935)