Wednesday, October 26th. Day 299 of 2022
Happy Mule Day !
Happy National Pumpkin Day
1825: The Erie Canal opened in upstate New York. The 363-mile canal connects Lake Erie and the Hudson River
1881: The “Gunfight at the OK Corral” took place in Tombstone, Arizona. The duel was between Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, Doc Holiday, and the Ike Clanton Gang
1958: Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris
1970: “Doonesbury,” the comic strip by Gary Trudeau, premiered in 28 newspapers
1990: Wayne Gretzky became the first NHL player to reach 2,000 points
1993: The NFL announced new franchises for Charlotte and Jacksonville
2005: The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston to win the World Series
In the News: More than 13 percent of Alexander County Voters have already cast a ballot…Alexander County Schools announce administration changes…Child killed in Statesville crash…Multiple injuries in Alexander County crash Tuesday morning…Burke County daycare employee arrested for distributing obscene material
Weather: Clouds to start, Sunshine by noon
Sports: Cougar Soccer hosts Freedom today…Cline named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Are the 6-1 Tar Heels for real?…Do the Panthers have some vibe after win ?
Happy Birthday: Jaclyn Smith, Pat Sajak, Hillary Clinton, Rita Wilson, Dylan McDermott, Natalie Merchant, Keith Urban, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Cohen
We’ve stopped saving https://www.yahoo.com/finance/m/0f0e79d3-e0dd-3e6a-9083-e8145f27c681/americans%E2%80%99-personal-savings.html
Americans suck at Recycling Plastic https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-plastic-recycling-rate-drops-close-5-report-2022-05-04/
Quote of the Day: “Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws”…Leon Trotsky