Wednesday, October 12th. Day 285 of 2022
It’s Take Your Parents To Lunch Day. I’d pay dearly to be able to do that
Today is World Arthritis Day
1492: Christopher Columbus sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas. He believed he had found Asia while attempting to find a Western ocean route to India. The same day he claimed the land for Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain
1692: The Salem witch trials end by order from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips
Old East
Photo: Wikipedia
1938: Filming began on “The Wizard of Oz”
1960: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations
1998: The House of Representatives passed the Online Copyright Bill
2000: In Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39
In the News: Alexander School Board approves funds for Heating and Air upgrade at WAMS…Early voting begins October 20th…Taylorsville man facing weapons charge…Alexander County man back in jail again…Sheriff’s Office charge man …Burke County Deputies chase stolen vehicle until it runs out of gas
Weather: Clouds arrive today, showers tonight and Thursday morning
Sports: Erkman named the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Mayfield will mix 2-6 weeks with ankle injury…Phillies, Dodgers, Astros and Yankees are the Baseball winners on Tuesday…Carolina Hurricanes drop the puck tonight
Happy Birthday: Ned Jarrett, Tony Kubek, Sam Moore, Chris Wallace, Scott O’Grady, Hugh Jackman, Martie Maguire, Kirk Cameron, Bode Miller
Angela Lansbury had quite a career https://people.com/movies/angela-lansbury-dead-at-96/
It’s been said that Tom Cruise is “out there.” He’s going to walk in space https://variety.com/2022/film/news/tom-cruise-space-movie-first-civilian-spacewalk-outside-of-space-station-1235399127/
Quote of the Day: “Human life is too difficult for people”…Paul Engle (Born this day in 1922)