Wednesday, January 8th
It’s Bubble Bath Day. How many people have you shared a Bubble Bath with ? You don’t have to answer out-loud
1790: President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address
1889: The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
1957: Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball
1982: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions
1998: Ramzi Yousef was sentenced to life in prison for his role of mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing in New York
2003: A US Airways commuter plane crashes at the Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport. 21 are killed
2011: Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head along with 18 others in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived the assassination attempt, but six others died
2016: Mexican Drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is recaptured six-months after his escape from prison
In the News: Explosion sends two Hiddenite men to hospital Tuesday morning…Alexander County Drug arrests announced…Hickory man headed to prison for trafficking drugs…Hickory Police charge man after shooting incident…Armed Robbery at Statesville store…Alexander County to conduct some rebranding
Weather: Sunny and Cold. High near 40
Sports: Schedule changes announced for Cougar Hoops and Wrestling…Duke pounds Pitt…Heels roll over the Ponies…Hornets win, Really!…Another coaching fatality in NFL…Panthers will draft 8th
Happy Birthday: Shirley Bassey, Bob Eubanks, Cristy Lane, Robby Krieger, R. Kelly, Rachel Nichols, Gaby Hoffmann, Jeff Francoeur, Kim Jong Un
Thought you might enjoy this story on retired Judge Dale Graham https://statesville.com/news/local/crime-courts/judge-dale-graham-retires-reflects-on-judicial-career-iredell-county-north-carolina-alexander-county/article_b1ad3f28-cc2b-11ef-94e1-5310e1adb5ce.html
Join me this morning for conversation with Alexander County School Superintendent Dr Bill Griffin at 7:45
Word of the Day: argyle [ ahr-gahyl ] Garments having a geometric diamond-shaped pattern in two or more colors. Socks and sweaters are a common example. Argyle, Argyll, branch of the Scottish clan of Campbell, from whose tartan the design was adapted. Chapel Hill native and UNC grad Alexander Julian is a renowned designer that uses argyle in his fashion.
Quote of the Day: “Just because you got the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town”… George Carlin