Tuesday, February 1. Day 32 of 2022
It’s Change Your Password Day ! When you have multiple sign-ons, it gets challenging
1862: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by Julia Ward Howe was first published in the “Atlantic Monthly”
1898: The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, CT, issued the first automobile insurance policy in America
1913: Grand Central Station opened in New York City
1919: The first Miss America was crowned
1960: Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. They had been refused service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins
1964: The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
2003: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard
2004: The New England Patriots defeat the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in the Super Bowl. Janet Jackson has a “Wardrobe Malfunction” during the halftime show
In the News: Alexander County records 130th COVID death…Taylorsville Town Council meets today…New retail business plans ribbon cutting in Taylorsville…Statesville man charged with attempted murder in Wilkes County…Catawba County chase ends in crash…LRU Football player arrested in Alexander County…Hickory man facing charges in Alexander County
Weather: Sunshine, High in low 50’s
Sports: Cougar Basketball hosts Watauga this evening, huge game for the Lady Cougars…Duke gets ugly win in South Bend…Maybe Tom Brady hasn’t retired after all….Panthers hire OL coach, now they need OL…Rams a 4.5 point pick in Super Bowl
Happy Birthday: Sherilyn Fenn, Lisa Marie Presley, Phil Ivey, Lauren Conrad, Ronda Rousey
Is there anyone that thinks this is a good idea ? https://apnews.com/article/california-death-row-closed-prisons-gavin-newsom-d59ae606239abadb2dfa03be71e54649
That Super Bowl Party will cost more this year https://nypost.com/2022/01/31/super-bowl-foods-could-cost-up-to-14-percent-more-this-year/
What are you doing with all that Bread and Milk you hoarded ?
Quote of the Day: “You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can’t sit on it for long”…Boris Yeltsin (Born this day in 1931)