Wednesday, February 1st. Day 32 of 2023
It’s Change Your Password Day ! I’m running out of things I can remember
It’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day ! Hey, Girls can play
1862: “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” by Julia Ward Howe was first published in the “Atlantic Monthly”
1898: The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, CT, issued the first automobile insurance policy in America
1913: Grand Central Station opened in New York City
1919: The first Miss America was crowned
1960: Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. They had been refused service https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins
1964: The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
2003: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard
2004: The New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29 in the Super Bowl. Janet Jackson has a “Wardrobe Malfunction” during the halftime show
In the News: Alexander Early College now offering more options…Man charged with child-sex crimes in Alexander County back in custody…Taylorsville man charged with vandalism and resisting arrest…Man charged overnight with disorderly conduct…Wilkes man surrenders to Police and charged with Boone shooting incident…Hickory woman jailed after missing court
Weather: Shocker, More clouds and more showers !
Sports: Alexander County Parks and Recreation begins Spring Registration today !…Cougar Basketball splits four games at Watauga…Duke beats Wake…Hornets fall to Bucks…Denver and Houston make coaching hires in NFL…App State releases 2023 Football schedule
Happy Birthday: Sherilyn Fenn, Phil Ivey, Lauren Conrad, Ronda Rousey, Harry Styles
Chicago woman charged with stealing $1.5 million in Chicken Wings https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cook-county-woman-charged-stealing-1-5-million-chicken-wings-school-district
You can name a cockroach after an ex or anyone else https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/zoo-lets-you-name-a-doomed-cockroach-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/ar-AA16VpF3
Word of the Day: Tenacious
[ tuh-ney-shuhs ] Holding together; not easily pulled asunder; tough
Spent five minutes this morning look for my keys. Found them, I ashamed to reveal where they were, on top of the Washing Machine…Good Grief
Quote of the Day: “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing” …Albert Einstein