Wednesday, September 30th. Day 274 of 2020
It’s Ask A Stupid Question Day
1882: The world’s first hydroelectric power plant began operating in Wisconsin
1927: Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 60th homer of the season
1947: The World Series was televised for the first time. The series was between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees
1962: James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules
1982: “Cheers” began an 11-year run on NBC
In the News: Today is the deadline to complete your Census form…Stony Point woman jailed for perjury…Inmate charged with assault at local prison…Taylorsville man charged with probation violation…Alexander County man jailed communicating threats and resisting arrest…Woman pleads guilty to charges related to death of son in Wilkes County
Weather: Tons of Sun for the rest of the week !
Sports: Day One of MLB Playoffs in the books, 8 games today…NBA Finals begin in the Bubble this evening…NFL has first outbreak of COVID-19…Patick Mahomes about to be a dad…NASCAR fines 7 crew chiefs…
Happy Birthday: Angie Dickinson, Johnny Mathis, Marilyn McCoo, Fran Drescher, Marty Stuart, Eric Stoltz, Jenna Elfman, Marion Cotillard, Martina Hingis
Not good news for supporters of Home Schooling https://www.studyfinds.org/average-parent-math-science-sixth-grader/
Helen Reddy has passed https://deadline.com/2020/09/helen-reddy-dead-i-am-woman-singer-feminist-1234588490/
More water found on Mars news.yahoo.com/buried-lakes-liquid-water-discovered-112415931.html
Sounds like I made a good decision to go to bed last night instead of watching the debate. Here’s a hint, I knew it was a good decision at the moment I made it
Quote of the Day: “Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act”… Truman Capote (Born this day in 1924)