Monday, November 1. Day 306 of 2022
No Meat, No Dairy, its Vegan Day
1512: Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public
1800: President John Adams became the first president to live in the White House when he moved in
1870: The U.S. Weather Bureau ( now the National Weather Service) made its first meteorological observations
1896: A photograph showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time
1950: Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate President Harry Truman. One of the men was killed when they tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington
1959: Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask
1968: The Motion Picture Association of America’s film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X
1994: The Amazon.com domain was registered
2017: Houston Astros win their first World Series beating the LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium. The title is tainted by a cheating scandal involving the stealing of signals by the Astros
In the News: Stony Point man will serve at least 18 years after pleading guilty to a pair of murder charges…Statesville man get 75 days in Alexander County Jail…Alexander County Early Voting up to nearly 25 percent
Weather: Fog to start but Sunny and Warm by Noon
Sports: Winter Sports practice underway at Alexander Central…Will the Panthers swing another trade today ?…Browns beat the Bengals…World Series rained out in Philly…Canes beat the Caps…Hornets lose at home
Happy Birthday: Gary Player, Bill Anderson, Lyle Lovett, Tim Cook, Fernando Valenzuela, Anthony Kiedis, Toni Collette, Jenny McCarthy
The man that attacked Peolsi’s husband was in America illegally https://nypost.com/2022/11/01/paul-pelosis-attacker-david-depape-in-us-illegally-on-overstayed-visa/
The Powerball jackpot that I didn’t hit last night is up to $1.2 billion https://apnews.com/article/Powerball-jackpot-drawing-Oct-31-updates-c662027a67c3beafbeff2952bc512bbd?utm_source=Connatix&utm_medium=HomePage
This website went over 3 million hits for the year on Monday. Thank You, it makes the hard work worthwhile
Quote of the Day: “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers”… Voltaire