Wednesday, September 20th. Day 263 of 2023
It’s Pepperoni Pizza Day ! Oh yea, it rocks
1590: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan left Spain to find a route to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Magellan was killed during the trip, but one of his ships eventually made the journey
1893: Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile
1962: James Meredith, a black student, was blocked from enrolling at the University of Mississippi. He was later admitted and graduated
1973: Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-sept-20-1973-tennis-star-billie-jean-king-wins-battle-sexes
1984: “The Cosby Show” premiered on NBC
1995: The House of Representatives voted to drop the national speed limit. This allowed the states to decide their own speed limits
2011: The United States military ends its “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time
In the News: Alexander County School Board gets input on budget process from parents…Voting equipment to be tested today for upcoming Taylorsville Town Election…Man charged with fleeing from police in Hickory surrenders on Tuesday…Alexander County man jailed…Former Conover Fire Chief indicted on 17 counts
Weather: More Wonderful Weather. Sunshine and 79
Sports: Cougar Football had good vibe at Tuesday practice…Panthers lose linebacker for the season…Braves end losing streak…Carolina Hurricanes report to pre-season camp on Thursday
Happy Birthday: Sophia Loren, George R. R. Martin, Chuck Panozzo, ,Héctor Camacho Jr, Juan Pablo Montoya
Vana to keep the Wheel rolling https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/entertainment/vanna-white-wheel-of-fortune-2026/index.html
The high profile Costner divorce is settled https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kevin-costner-christine-costner-settle-divorce-181650770.html
Word of the Day: debunk [ dih-buhngk ] To expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated: To expose a falsehood
Quote of the Day: “None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm”… Henry David Thoreau (Born this day in 1817)