Wednesday, January 18th
Happy Thesaurus Day. It should be law that every American citizen own and use one
It’s Winnie the Pooh Day ! How do you loosen a jar from the nose of a bear ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztDPAHHtPMs
1778: James Cook is the first known European to arrive on the Hawaiian Islands, He names them “Sandwich Islands”
1911: Aviation history is made. Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship
1958: Willie O’Ree, the first Black Canadian player player makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins
1990: Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. Despite video to prove it, the mental midgets in DC re-elect him. Remember that the next time DC cries for statehood
1996: Lisa Marie files for divorce from Michael Jackson
2016: Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dies at the age of 67 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Frey
In the News: Taylorsville man facing felony drug charges…Stony Point woman arrested again and released again…Hiddenite man jailed…Conover man facing charges in five counties…Claremont man charged with statutory rape…Boone man leads on crazy chase on stolen tractor
Weather: Dense Fog to begin. Clouds linger, warm high near 60
Sports: Cougar Basketball sweeps 4 games at Hibriten !…Pack rally to beat Ga Tech…UNC wins ugly game over Boston College…Wake hands Clemson first ACC loss of the season…Some NFL betting lines moving for weekend playoff games
Happy Birthday: Kevin Costner, Sharon Mitchell, Mark Messier, Julius Peppers, Jason Segel, Max Fried, Leonard Fournette
World’s oldest person dies at 118 https://apnews.com/article/health-france-nursing-homes-795c8273f66b61669e93103cc9c25cd0
Man disappears after being pulled in the water by giant fish https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-tells-friend-fish-huge-175024478.html
Quote of the Day: “To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you’re impotent. She can’t wait to disprove it”…Cary Grant (Born this day in 1904)