Wednesday, October 7th. Day 280 of 2026
It’s Inner Beauty Day, National Bathtub Day and Frappe Day
1826: The Granite Railway of Massachusetts begins operations as the first chartered railway in the United States
1918: The Georgia Tech football team defeated Cumberland College 222-0
1949: The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed
1958: The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury
1996: Fox News Channel begins service
2001: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 73rd home run of the season setting a single-season record that still stands
2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California in a recall election
2023: Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launch an attack into Israel, which results in the deaths of around 1,200,mostly civilians, and the taking of more than 240 hostages,including civilians and soldiers. The attack initiated the Gaza war and the larger Middle Eastern crisis.
News: Man pleads guilty to murder of Taylorsville woman…Alexander County Commissioners approve economic incentive grant for Hefner Reels…Wilkes County Town of Ronda inching closer and closer to dissolution…Man pleads guilty to statutory rape in Burke County…Alexander County’s “Grill Billies” win National 4H Cooking competition
Weather: Sunny and 77 Today !
Sports: Alexander Central Women’s Golf Take League by storm…AC Volleyball to much for Freedom…Parks and Palmer share Taylorsville Saving Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week Awards…Dodgers put Braves on the brink…Padres beat Brew Crew…Canes win north of the border
Happy Birthday: Oliver North, John Mellencamp, Vladimir Putin, Michael W. Smith, Simon Cowell, Yo-Yo Ma, Toni Braxton, Taylor Hicks, Bree Olson, Mookie Betts
He was one of Patty Hearst’s kidnappers https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/bill-harris-one-patty-hearsts-014007974.html
Word of the Day: telltale [tel-tayl] that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known, a person who tells tales about others, Music. a gauge on an organ for indicating the air pressure, Something that’s telltale accidentally relays important information. “A wise parent can tell who ate the last of the birthday cake by the telltale chocolate smudges on the culprit’s face.”
Quote of the Day: “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.”… Niels Bohr (Born this day in 1885)