Wednesday, February 26th. Day 57 of 2025
It’s Pistachio Day
1863: President Lincoln signed the National Currency Act
1919: In Arizona, the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park
1930: New York City installed their first traffic lights
1935: RADAR (Radio Detection and Ranging) first demonstrated by Robert Watson-Watt in England
1935: The NY Yankees release Babe Ruth
1952: It was announced that Great Britain had developed an atomic bomb
1993: Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. The bomb had been built by Islamic terrorists
2021: Toymaker Hasbro announces that the Mr Potato Head brand name will be changed to be gender-neutral
In the News: Person airlifted after car vrs motorcycle collision on Tuesday in Alexander County…Motorcycle nearly strikes children at Iredell County Bus Stop…Company to close Hiddenite operation…Alexander County names new Economic Development Director…Connolly Springs man charged in Alexander County…Lenoir man gets 14 years in Federal Child-Porn case…
Weather: Sunny and near 70 again
Sports: Lady Cougar Hoops take Round I Playoff Win…AC Baseball opens season with win over Davie County…Lady Cougar Softball opens season today at home…Duke gets 25th win…UNC hires Basketball GM…Hornets walloped by the Warriors…Canes blanked in Montreal…Looks like Travis Kelce will play another season but it’s yet to be confirmed by Taylor Swift
Happy Birthday: Mitch Ryder, Michael Bolton, Greg Germann, Mark DeRosa, Marshall Faulk
Don’t expect Egg prices to decrease anytime soon https://abcnews.go.com/Business/egg-prices-predicted-rise-411-2025-usda/story?id=119182317
Word of the Day: tempestuous [ tem-pes-choo-uhs ] Of or relating to a tempest or violent storm. Turbulent. “In terms of social change, the 1960s are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history”
Quote of the Day: “Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable”… Jackie Gleason (Born this day in 1916)