Tuesday, November 24th. Day 329 of 2020
It’s Sardines Day ! Not exactly a favorite
1859: Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
1874: Joseph F. Glidden was granted a patent for a barbed fencing material know as “Barbed Wire”
1963: Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television just 2 days after Oswald had allegedly assassinated President Kennedy
1971: Hijacker D.B. Cooper, parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom. He’s never been found
1973: A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months
1993: Congress gave its final approval to the Brady handgun control bill
1998: AOL (America Online) announced a deal for their purchase of Netscape for $4.21 billion
In the News: COVID-19 associated death of inmate at Alexander Prison reported…Governor tightens mask mandate…Woman facing larceny charge in Alexander County…Caldwell County woman charged by Taylorsville Police…Stabbing in Lenoir…Hickory man tasered after refusing to cooperate with officers
Weather: Cold start, Sunshine this afternoon with a high in mid-50’s
Sports: Cougar Volleyball falls to Hickory…Rams beat the Bucs…NFL players will be required to wear mask on sideline…We’re on the cusp of College Basketball but Duke and Charlotte have games postponed due to Coronavirus
Happy Birthday: Oscar Robertson, Paul Tagliabue, Pete Best, Colin Hanks, Katherine Heigl
Ken Jennings gets the first shot at replacing Alx Trebek https://apnews.com/article/alex-trebek-us-news-ken-jennings-0d20768baf08db5bcfceea673ebddff6
Drop the meat, break a bone ? https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vegans-and-non-meat-eaters-are-more-likely-to-suffer-broken-bones-oxford-university-research-shows-11606138256
Here are the most expensive places to live in the United States https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-expensive-zip-codes-in-america-2020-11
Quote of the Day: “Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples’ money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be generous with other people’s freedom and security”…William F Buckley (Born this day in 1925)