Tuesday January 11
It’s Milk Day !
1569: England debuted the first state-sponsored lottery
1900: Popular Mechanics Magazine was first published
1922: In the U.K. Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be injected with insulin
1935: Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California
1964: Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D. publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts
1973: Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter on a trial basis. I guess the trial continues
2000: The merger between AOL and Time Warner was approved
In the News: Nearly 200 new cases of COVID reported on Monday in Alexander County…Two Burke County Schools shut-down due to COVID…Alexander County Board of Education meets today…Taylorsville man taken into custody…Taylorsville Police arrest woman on Monday…Newton man charged with assaulting a government official…Morganton man still missing after a week
Weather: Cold Start, lots of Sun by a high in low 40’s
Sports: Cougar Basketball teams open conference season at Ashe County tonight…Dawgs do it, Georgia beats Alabama to claim College Football title…Panthers say no to Christian McCaffrey trade…Hornets beat the Bucks again…Almirola to retire after NASCAR season
Happy Birthday: Naomi Judd, Ben Crenshaw, Vicki Peterson, Robert Earl Keen, Kim Coles, Mary J. Blige, Joley Richardson, Amanda Peet
When soldiers leave the military in Denmark, they’re being asked to leave their underwear, bras and socks https://apnews.com/article/europe-denmark-norway-70bccd9ff65d47efb7b1cdbc04a334ec
Betty White died of a stroke https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/entertainment/betty-white-cause-of-death/index.html
Quote of the Day: “I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got a saxophone instead”…Clarence Clemons (Born this day in 1942)