Tuesday, September 13th. Day 256 of 2022
It’s Peanut Day ! Without Peanuts, we couldn’t have Peanut Butter. Remember that
Today is Positive Thinking Day. It’s a struggle sometimes to be positive and realistic
1788: The Constitutional Convention decided that the first federal election was to be held on Wednesday the following February. New York City was named the temporary national capital
1898: Hannibal Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies
1948: Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate
1949: The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed
1956: The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage
1971: National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York and put an end to the four-day revolt. A total of 43 people were killed in the final assault
2001: Secretary of State Colin Powell named Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States on September 11. Limited commercial flights resumed in the U.S. for the first time in two days
In the News: Alexander County Board of Elections to test voting equipment…Board of Education meets today…Fatal fire in Burke County…Hickory man charged with being armed at courthouse…Lenoir man facing long list of charges
Weather: Perfect ! Sunshine and 80, not a lot of humidity
Sports: Cougar Football trying to find offense…Seahawks surprise Denver…Pack coach deflects talk about Nebraska job…Georgia back to #1 in media poll…Braves lose 3rd straight…Trout homers for 7th straight game
Happy Birthday: Eileen Fulton,Jacqueline Bisset, Peter Cetera, Jean Smart, Fiona Apple, Ben Savage
An interesting slant on why some of us got COVID and some of us didn’t https://www.wired.com/story/the-mystery-of-why-some-people-dont-get-covid/
The man who killed John Lennon is denied parole again https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/mark-david-chapman-denied-parole-for-12th-time-for-killing-john-lennon/
Cowboys fans are down to thinking they’ll win only 10 games this year
Quote of the Day: “Bluegrass is wonderful music. I’m glad I originated it”…Bill Monroe (Born this day in 1911)