Wednesday, February 24th. 55 of 2021
It’s Tortilla Chip Day
Happy Bartender Day !
1868: Andrew Johnson becomes the first President to be impeached by the House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate
1920: The Nazi Party was founded by Adolf Hitler and his henchmen in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
1981: Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Britain’s Price Charles to Lady Diana Spencer
1991: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the Gulf War
2008: Cuba’s Parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years
2020: The Dow drops more than 1,000 points as fear of COVID-19 hits Wall Street
In the News: Five additional COVID-19 deaths reported in Alexander County, cases are spiking again !…Another rest in addition to the two Taylorsville men in Gaston County murders…Hiddenite man charged with meth possession…Taylorsville man in jail without bond…Feds indict Lenoir man with embezzling more than $1 million…Iredell Deputies charge man with statutory rape
Weather: Another stunner today, High in upper 60’s Sunshine aplenty !
Sports: AC women fall in first round of state playoffs, a very good season ends…Cougar Football gearing for opener Thursday evening at South Iredell…NC State, Wake Forest, and NC State all in action this evening…Tiger Woods suffers severe leg injuries in California crash
Happy Birthday: Dominic Chianese, Phil Knight, Barry Bostwick, Rupert Holmes, Edward James Olmos, Eddie Murray, Tom Burleson, Paula Zahn, Billy Zane, Floyd Mayweather, Jr
Even Ben Franklin isn’t safe from the politically correct hysteria https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/article249436860.html
Would a Black News Channel be racist ? https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-news-channel-looks-to-shake-up-cable-tv-news-landscape-11614099600
A half male-half female bird ! https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/23/half-male-female-rare-cardinal-bird-photographed-erie-warren-county/4554937001/
It was so nice on Tuesday, I saw some people that hadn’t cast a shadow since October
Quote of the Day: “All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much”… George Harrison (Born this day in 1943)