Wednesday, November 30th. Day 334 of 2022
It’s Computer Security Day. Make sure everything is protected
Happy Stay Home Because You’re Well Day !!!
1782: The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War
1906: George Parker Bidder of England released a glass bottle with a message into the North Sea. The bottle spent 108 years and 38 days at sea before it was found on the shores of Germany in 2015
1954: In Sylacauga, Alabama, a meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman. It’s the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)
1982: – Michael Jackson’s sixth solo studio album, Thriller, is released worldwide, ultimately it becomes the best-selling record album in history
1999: Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7 billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world’s largest company
2004: Jeopardy Champion Ken Jennings loses after winning 74 straight matches
2018: Former President George H.W. Bush dies at the age of 94
In the News: Alexander County EDC announces new Small Business Grant Program…Wilkes County man nabbed in Alexander County…Boomer man gets prison time for fatal crash…Taylorsville man arrested on felony probation charges…Taylorsville woman facing charges in Alexander and Catawba County…Taylorsville Police asking for assistance after theft of trailer
Weather: Rain to Start, some clearing this afternoon
Sports: AC Hoops split pair at N Gaston…US advances in World Cup win over Iran…Wolfpack go to 7-1…Wake is also 7-1…Duke and UNC play tonight…Trojans sneak into College Football Playoff Top 4…Canes win in overtime
Happy Birthday: Mandy Patinkin, Billy Idol, Colin Mochrie, Bo Jackson, Ben Stiller, Sandra Oh, Clay Aiken, Kaley Cuoco, Chrissy Teigen
a major breakthrough in the treatment of Alzheimers ? https://www.yahoo.com/gma/data-shows-alzheimers-drug-slow-010300428.html
A Cool Dude has passed https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/clarence-gilyard-jr-walker-texas-ranger-die-hard-star-dies-66-rcna59133
Quote of the Day: “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else”…Winston Churchill (Born this day in 1874)