Wednesday, September 27th. Day 270 of 2023
It’s Chocolate Milk Day. Yep, my parents told me it came from brown cows
1779: John Adams was elected to negotiate with the British over the American Revolutionary War peace terms
1938: The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow, Scotland
1954: The “Tonight Show” made its debut on NBC with Steve Allen as host
1989: Columbia Pictures Entertainment agreed to buy Sony Corporation for $3.4 billion
1995: The Federal Government unveiled the redesigned $100 bill. The bill featured a larger, off-center portrait of Benjamin Franklin
1994: Google (which I don’t use and suggest you don’t either) claims this as the day of their search engine launch
2019: Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change
In the News: Alexander County Veterans Service Office moving…Nominations for Grand Marshall being accepted for Christmas Parade…Stony Point couple arrested on felony charges…Taylorsville man jailed after skipping court date…Catawba Police Chief injured while attempting to make arrest
Weather: Clouds with a high around 70
Sports: West beats East in middle school softball showdown…Whitaker named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Braves rally from down 6 to beat Cubs…Brew Crew win NL Central…Phils lock-up wild card…Seattle drops Houston…Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson dies at 86, maybe the best glove at the hot corner ever
Happy Birthday: Randy Bachman, Mike Schmidt, Shaun Cassidy, Steve Kerr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lil Wayne, Avril Lavigne
Target closing stores in crime-ridden cites https://www.startribune.com/theft-crime-spur-target-close-nine-stores-four-states-minneapols-san-francisco-portland-seattle-nyc/600307683/
Photo of Abe has been given to museum https://apnews.com/article/lincoln-douglas-senate-debates-ambrotype-photo-c0c733818c75e0dfdd825c42a059caf7
Word of the Day: redact [ ri-dakt ] verb (used with object)
1. To put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
2. To draw up or frame (a statement, proclamation, etc.).
3. To edit so as to remove or hide confidential or sensitive information: “His account number has been redacted from the top of the statement.”
Quote of the Day: “I’ll have you understand I am running this court, and the law hasn’t got a damn thing to do with it!”… Sam Ervin (Born in Morganton on this day in 1896)