Wednesday, September 25th. Day 270 of 2024
It’s Daughter Day and Pharmacists Day
Happy Quesadilla Day !
1513: Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean
1789: Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: The first ten are known as the Bill of Rights
1957: Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops
Tommy John
1992: NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion
2018: Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault
In the News: Alexander County hires new Economic Development Director…Taylorsville man nabbed by Highway Patrol…Stony Point man runs afoul of the law…Wilkesboro woman charged in stabbing…Dumb Crook News, two Conover men don’t appear to be less than clever after arrest
Weather: Rain today, lots of rain tonight
Sports: Cougar Football in bye week knowing they must get a lot better…Some High School games being moved this week because of rain…Braves beat Mets and throw Wild Card race into a scramble…O’s clinch playoffs…Astros win division after being 10 games out
Happy Birthday: Barbara Walters, Hubie Brown, Michael Douglas, Mark Hamill, Heather Locklear, Scottie Pippen, Will Smith, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Lynch
Word of the Day: bungalow [ buhng-guh-loh ] A one story home or cottage.
Quote of the Day: “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence.”… Oscar Wilde