Wednesday, September 10. Day 253 of 2025
It’s TV Dinner Day ! The Swanson Company began marketing those horrible things in Aluminum Trays on this day in 1953
1846: Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine
1894: London taxi driver George Smith is said to he first to be fined for drunk driving
1921: The Ayus Autobahn in Germany opened . The road is known for its nonexistent speed limit
1942: President Franklin Roosevelt mandated gasoline rationing as part of the U.S. wartime effort
1955: “Gunsmoke” premiered on CBS
1984: Alex Trebek debuted as host of the TV game show Jeopardy!
1988: President Clinton met with members of his Cabinet to apologize, ask forgiveness and promise to improve as a person in the wake of the scandal involving Monica Lewinsky
2000: “Cats” closes on Broadway after nearly 7,500 performances
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners approve grant from state to help with relocation of Urgent Care of Mtn View…Board says the county will get more opioid settlement funding…Burke County mulling new elementary school…Hiddenite man arrested on felony charge…Stony Point man busted on drug charge in Iredell County…Alexander County Deputies charge Hickory man
Weather: Sunny and near 80. Smile !
Sports: ACHS Women’s Tennis and Volleyball get Tuesday wins…Palmer is the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week after 15 tackles last Friday…Former Panther kicker signs with the 49ers…Seattle gets to within game of Houston…Yanks bullpen has 9th inning implosion…Schwarber hits 50th dinger in Phillies win
Happy Birthday: José Feliciano, Margaret Trudeau, Bill O’Reilly, Joe Perry, Amy Irving, Colin Firth, Randy Johnson, Guy Ritchie, Ryan Phillippe
No limit on what some will do to set World’s Record https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/09/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-table-tennis-balls-mouth/2121757440905/
Word of the Day: Cerulean [suh-roo-lee-uhn] deep blue hue, sky blue. From Latin meaning blue. “You have eyes that glow cerulean”
Quote of the Day: “The road to success is always under construction.”… Arnold Palmer (Born this day in 1929)
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