Tuesday, October 25th. Day 298 of 2022
It’s World Pasta Day. Didn’t we just have that ? No problem, I can do Pasta again
1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade took place during the Crimean War. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Lord James Cardigan received an order to attack the Russians. He took his troops into a valley and suffered 40 percent casualties. Later it was revealed that the order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally
1917: The Bolsheviks under Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seized power in Russia
1955: The microwave oven, for home use, was introduced by The Tappan Company
1983: U.S. troops invaded Grenada to restore order after a coup within Grenada’s Communist (pro-Cuban) government
1999: Golfer Payne Stewart and 5 others die in plane crash
2001: It was announced that scientists had unearthed the remains of an ancient crocodile which lived 110 million years ago. The animal, found in Africa grew as long as 40 feet and weighed as much as eight metric tons
2001: Microsoft releases Windows XP
In the News: More than 2,500 Alexander County citizens have already cast a ballot in early voting…Alexander County Christmas Parade set…Taylorsville man facing drug charges…Alexander County man arrested Monday on felony counts…Judge sends Hiddenite man to jail…Iredell County authorities charge man with secret peeping
Weather: Sunny and 72 today
Sports: Carter not happy with play in loss to Hibriten, “We’re better than that”…Cougar Soccer falls to Hibriten on Monday…Panthers will start Walker again on Sunday…
Happy Birthday: Bob Knight, Jon Anderson, James Carville, Tracy Nelson, Michael Boatman, Pedro Martinez, Katy Perry
Scott Peterson taken off death row https://www.yahoo.com/news/scott-peterson-finally-moved-off-221353323.html
The Co-Founder of Red Bull has passed https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/red-bull-co-founder-dietrich-mateschitz-dies-at-78/ar-AA13i6mJ
America’s oldest Gorilla has died at 64 https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/oldest-gorilla-america-dies-64-kentucky-miss-greatly
Quote of the Day: “You’re not going to find a man whose socks don’t get dirty or who doesn’t snore”…Helen Reddy (Born this day in 1941)