Wednesday, October 30. Day 304 of 2024
It’s Text Your Ex Day. Go ahead, give it a go
1831: Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history
1938: Orson Welles’ “The War of the Worlds” aired on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic across the nation
1945: Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Rex White
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1961: The Soviet Union detonates the most powerful explosive device ever detonated
1972: 45 people were killed when two trains collided on Chicago’s south side
1995: Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) in favor of remaining a province of Canada
The Go Go’s
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In the News: Alexander County Early Voting reaches 50 percent…Deputies investigating larceny at Bethlehem Elementary School….Taylorsville man jailed overnight…Granite Falls man detained by Taylorsville Police…Hickory man pleads guilty, get 7-10 years in prison…Former Caldwell County Fire Chief charged with embezzlement…Georgia armed robbery suspect captured after chase in Iredell County
Weather: Sunny and 75
Sports: Coach Carter says team is down but not out after bad performance at South Caldwell…AC Soccer at Watauga today…Yankees stay alive and force Game V…Panthers make a trade…Colts turn to Flaco
Happy Birthday: Dick Vermeil, Grace Slick, Otis Williams, Henry Winkler, Andrea Mitchell, Timothy B. Schmit, Kevin Pollak, Ivanka Trump
Robert Duncan of Taylorsville joins me in the studio this morning at 7:40 this morning. Robert and his son hiked the Appalachian Trail this Summer. You know he’s got some great stories
The World Series pulling big numbers in Japan https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42056941/world-series-averaging-1515m-viewers-japan
Terri Garr was great https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/teri-garr-offbeat-comic-actress-171631091.html
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Quote of the Day: “Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order”… John Adams (Born this day in 1735)