Tuesday, November 17th. Day 322 of 2020
Happy Take a Hike Day ! I like to do it, gotta find some time to do it more often
It’s also Entrepreneurs’ Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/entrepreneurs-day/
1800: Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.
1858: The city of Denver, Colorado is founded
1869: The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, opens
1973: President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors “I am not a crook.”
1993: The United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish (NAFTA) the North American Free Trade Agreement
2019: The first known case of COVID-19 is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
In the News: Names of Flood victims released…Taylorsville man wins $1 million in Lottery…Taylorsville man charged with child-sex crimes…Hiddenite man jailed on multiple charges…Taylorsville Police nab a pair on breaking and entering charges
Weather: Clear skies, Windy, with lots of Sunshine. High in mid 50’s. Pretty chilly tonight, low in mid 30’s
Sports: Teddy Bridgewater is questionable for Panthers after knee injury…Drew Brees is out for a while with rib injuries, Saints likely to turn to Jemis Winston…App State QB is a question mark for showdown with Coastal Carolina
Happy Birthday: Gordon Lightfoot, Martin Scorsese, Danny DeVito, Lauren Hutton, Jim Boeheim, Lorne Michaels, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, RuPaul, Daisy Fuentes, Rachel McAdams
At what age does a person start to feel old ? https://www.studyfinds.org/average-person-feels-old-at-47/
Don’t forget to get your ticket for the Alexander Central High School Athletic Boosters Drawdown Dinner. Lots of prizes including the $5,000 Grand Prize. You get two steak dinners in addition to a shot at being a big winner
Quote of the Day: “Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets”… Yogi Berra