Wednesday, November 16th. Day 320 of 2022
Happy Clarinet Day !
1871: The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was first chartered
1915: Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year
1940: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world
1952: Don’t trust her Chuck! In the Peanuts comic strip, for the first time, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown
1973: President Nixon signed the Alaska Pipeline measure into law.
1982: An agreement was announced on the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players
1999: In Charlotte, Chrica Adams, the pregnant girlfriend of Carolina Panther Rae Carruth, was shot four times in her car. She died a month later from her wounds. The child survived. Carruth was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years and 11 months in prison for his role in the murder
2010: The engagement of Prince Harry and Kate Middleton is announced
In the News: Kick-Off To Christmas event coming to Taylorsville on December 1st…Taylorsville man jailed for assault and weapons charges…Alexander County man arrested Tuesday…Wilkes County man arrested after chase…
Weather: Rain is gone, Partly Cloudy and Warmer today
Sports: Alexander Central Men’s Soccer and Volleyball players named all-conference…Hickory Soccer reaches state final…Duke loses to Kansas…Heels, Pack and Deacs win…App beats Louisville…Top of College Football Playoff Poll holds steady…Charlotte 49ers name football coach…Harris named NL Rookie of the Year…Francona and Showalter tabbed as Managers of the Year in Baseball…
Happy Birthday: Terry Labonte, Dwight Gooden, Diana Krall, Lisa Bonet, Oksana Baiul, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lots out there like Colds, Covid, Flu and RSV https://news.yahoo.com/rsv-rise-among-older-adults-215109623.html
Buffalo about to get blasted ! https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/feet-of-snow-to-bury-buffalo-as-potentially-historic-lake-effect-event-looms/1278208
Joe will pardon a North Carolina Turkey for Thanksgiving. He thinks it a chicken
Quote of the Day: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”…Plato