Wednesday January 7th
It’s National Bobblehead Day
1782: The Bank of North America opened in Philadelphia. It was the first commercial bank in the United States
1894: W.K. Dickson received a patent for motion picture film
1904: The distress signal “CQD” was established. Two years later “SOS” became the radio distress signal because it was quicker to send by wireless radio
1927: Harlem Globetrotters played their first game
1949: The first photograph of genes was shown at the University of Southern California
1967: The Newlywed Game premiered on ABC
1980: President Carter signed legislation that authorized $1.5 billion in loans for the bail out of the Chrysler Corporation
1999: President Clinton’s impeachment trial began in the US Senate
2021: Congress certifies the results of 2020 United States presidential election, confirming the election of Joe Biden
News: Alexander County about to celebrate 179th birthday and with it comes a new logo and new branding package…Alexander County company receives economic development grant…Lenoir man jailed in Alexander County on Tuesday just after being released from prison…Hickory man arrested on larceny charge in Alexander County…Former Burke County teacher arrested and charged with distributing obscene material to minors…Burke County Deputies charge woman with cutting and stealing cable from utility poles
Weather: Sunny and near 701 ! You read that right, SUNNY and near 70 !!!
Sports: Cougar Basketball sweeps South Iredell on Tuesday…Duke down 9 at half roars after the break and pulls away from Louisville…NC State beats Boston College…Canes drill Dallas…College Football playoffs resume Thursday evening…Some NASCAR rumble
Happy Birthday: Jann Wenner, Kenny Loggins, David Caruso, Katie Couric, Kathy Valentine, Ron Rivera, Rand Paul, Nicolas Cage, Lamar Jackson, Ozzie Albies
He was one of the most effective Soviet snoops ever https://apnews.com/article/aldrich-ames-spy-soviet-obit-2511e4b9d56dbcd825982e83d4c71f71
Dr. Bill Griffin
Word of the Day; idiom [id-ee-uhm] expression in the usage of a language that has a meaning that cannot be understood from the combined meanings of its elements such as ‘kick the bucket’ meaning to die or “up in the air” meaning to be undecided. A language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, class, or group. To be figurative. “To use a Chinese idiom: kill the chicken to scare the monkey.”
Quote of the Day: “I never think of the future , it comes soon enough.”… Albert Einstein