Wednesday, December 20th. Day 354 of 2023. Oops, just five shopping days till Christmas !
Sangria !
It’s Go Caroling Day and Sangria Day. Love Caroling and Sangria, so today should be terrific
1606: The “Susan Constant,” “Godspeed” and “Discovery” set sail from England. Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America
1790: The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, RI
1860: South Carolina became the first state to secede from the United States. Are they back ?
1924: Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison
1938: Vladimir Zworykin patented the iconoscope television system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_K._Zworykin
1989: General Noriega, Panama’s former dictator, was overthrown by a United States invasion force
2019: The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since 1947
In the News: All Catawba County Schools return today after power outages shut down 6 campuses on Tuesday…Taylorsville man gets 90 days in jail…Lenoir man facing felony charges in Alexander County…hickory woman charged with child abuse…Troutman man arrested on child abuse charges…Taylorsville couple nabbed for stealing Christmas gifts
Weather: Sunny and 50 after cold start
Sports: Lady Cougars 11-0 as ACHS takes 3 of 4 from Davie County…Western Carolina beats Vandy in Nashville…UNC, NC State and Duke all play tonight…Canes skate to win…Florida State discussing leaving the ACC again after College Football Playoff snub
Happy Birthday: Peter Criss, Chris Robinson, Blanche Baker, Jonah Hill, Kylian Mbappé
Minnesota is mulling a new flag https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/12/19/minnesota-new-state-flag-selected/8531703030265/
Are phones making students dumber ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/it-sure-looks-like-phones-are-making-students-dumber/ar-AA1lIX7i
Word of the Day: Gouda [ gou-duh ] A city in the Netherlands. A semi-soft, cream-colored cheese made in Holland from whole or partly skimmed milk.
Quote of the Day: “The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples”… Henry Kissinger