Wednesday September 18th
It’s Air Force Day. All together now… Off we go into the wild blue yonder…
Happy Cheeseburger Day !
1793: President George Washington laid the actual cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol Building
1830: The “Tom Thumb”, the first locomotive built in America, raced a horse on a nine-mile course. The horse won when the locomotive had some mechanical difficulties
1851: The first issue of “The New York Times” was published
1927: CBS made its debut with its network broadcast on 18 radio stations
1948: Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate
1955: The “Ed Sullivan Show” debuted on CBS
1994: Ken Burn’s documentary miniseries “Baseball” premieres on PBS
2014: Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom
2020: Ruth Bader Ginsburg,the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, died at age 87
In the News: Stony Point man jailed for sex-offender violation…Hiddenite man jailed in Catawba County…Lenoir man arrested in Alexander County…Alexander County Christmas Parade is set for December 7th…Hickory Regional Airport getting grant funds to make improvements
Weather: More Clouds, high in mid to upper 70’s
Sports: Cougar Soccer drops 1-0 match at Cuthbertson…AC Soccer has been granted permission to stay at Central Park for the rest of the season…The Taylorsville Savings BanK-B86 Cougar of the Week is Garison Millsaps…Tua goes on IL…Braves fall two games back of Mets
Happy Birthday: Scotty Bowman, Frankie Avalon, Rick Pitino, Lance Armstrong, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jason Sudeikis
William “Todd” Herms
Word of the Day: pilfer [ pil-fer ] to steal, especially in small quantities.
Quote of the Day: “There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans”… Greta Garbo (Born this day in 1901)