Wednesday, October 1st. Day 274 of 2075
It’s International Music Day ! Other than Rap and Redneck, I love it all
Happy Black Dog Day ! Is that politically correct ?
1890: Yosemite National Park is established by Congress
1908: Ford introduces the Model T at a price of $825
1940: The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens to traffic
1962: Johnny Carson began hosting the “Tonight” show on NBC
1971: Walt Disney World opened in Orlando
1982: Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan
1997: Carolina Hurricanes lose franchise’s debut NHL game, 4-2 to Tampa Bay Lightning
2017: Fifty-eight people are killed and 869 others injured in a mass shooting at festival on the Las Vegas Strip. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide
News: High-Speed chase over night reaches speeds of 140 mph…Fatal crash in Morganton…Road Rage incident leads to Wilkes County arrest…Hickory man given 50 years in prison for child-sex crimes… Alexander Central teacher awarded $50,000 by Harbor Freight…Fatal crash in Morganton…Road Rage arrest in Wilkes County…
Weather: Sunny and 78
Sports: Lady Cougar Volleyball wins match on Tuesday…AC Soccer at home today…Baseball playoff winners Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox and Yankees…Panthers wide-receivers getting closer to return from injuries
Happy Birthday: Julie Andrews, Rod Carew, Randy Quaid, Mark McGwire, Zach Galifianakis, Brie Larson
Alexander County Superintendent of Schools Bill Griffin and ACHS teacher Scottie Cook join me this morning after the Local News at 7:30 !
Word of the Day; svelte [svelt ] slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe. Suave, blandly urbane. From French and Latin. “Aging tends to taking a toll on maintaining a svelte figure”
Quote of the Day: “I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.”… Jimmy Carter (Born this day in 1924)