* * * * W E D N E S D A Y * * * * D E C E M B E R 19th * * * * D A Y 353 of 2018 * * * *
1843: Charles Dickens published his classic tale “A Christmas Carol” in London
1907: Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania
1972: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth
1997: Titanic opened in American theaters
1998: President Bill Clinton is impeached by the United States House of Representatives, becoming the second President of the United States to be impeached
In the News: Woman facing additional charges in connection with school bus wreck…Stony Point woman arrested on drug counts…County releases holiday schedule…Man taken into custody this morning on drug and weapons charges…Armed Robbery in hickory…Woman charged for embezzlement involving Boone Health Clinic
Weather: More Sunshine today but rain is coming for Thursday
Sports: AC Wrestling splits matches Tuesday night…Cougar Hoops hosts Ashe County tonight in the Den…Duke rolls over Princeton…Charlotte drops East Carolina…Nets own longest winning streak in NBA…Ron Rivera unsure of future…Two Panthers named to Pro Bowl
Happy Birthday: Al Kaline, Tim Reid, Jennifer Beals, Alyssa Milano, Jake Gyllenhaal
Jennifer Beals
Jake Gyllenhaal
Penny Marshall has died at the age of 75. She was Laverne on Laverne and Shirley and that’s where we first met her. She directed one of the funniest movies ever made “A League of their own.” I love that film, can’t turn past it if I find it while channel surfing
The song says “I saw mama kissing Santa Claus”. I saw that when I was a kid, it didn’t scar me but it caused me to wonder how Santa looked so much like dad
Quote of the Day: “I never know how much of what I say is true”…Bette Midler