Wednesday, October 16th. Day 290 of 2024
Happy Dictionary Day ! Noah Webster was born this day in 1758. He published the first English language dictionary in 1838
1793: During the French Revolution, Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded after being convicted of treason
1875: Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah
1916: Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in New York City
1962: President Kennedy was informed that there were missile bases in Cuba, beginning the Cuban missile crisis
1964: China detonates their first atomic bomb
1987: Rescuers freed Jessica McClure from the abandoned well that she had fallen into in Midland, TX. She was trapped for 58 hours
1995: Million Man March held in Washington, D.C. (over 830,000 African American men attend)
In the News: Man struck and killed while directing traffic in Wilkes County…Early Voting begins Thursday…Hiddenite man charged with sending illicit messages to minor…Stony Point man gets a 90-day Jail term…Taylorsville woman arrested this morning
Weather: Sunny, Windy, Cool. High 58. Frost on the Pumpkin Thursday morning
Sports: West routs East to win Apple Bowl and complete perfect season…AC Women’s Golf capture league title…Lady Cougar Tennis and Volleyball get Tuesday wins…Yanks go up 2-0 in ALCS…NLCS resumes tonight with Dodgers and Mets at 1-1…Canes beat the Devils
Tim Robbins
Did we take a wrong turn ? https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/2020-03-09-college-student-makes-dollar1700-mistake-in-an-uber-i-literally-thought-it-was-a-dream-23942237.html
Word of the Day: verbatim [ver-bey-tim ] To repeat or quote word for word. Exact. From Latin meaning “word for word and letter for letter.” “The presenter quoted the report verbatim, leaving no room for interpretation.”
Quote of the Day: “The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”… Oscar Wilde (Born this day in 1854)