Wednesday, October 14th. Day 288 of 2020
It’s Take Your Parents To Lunch Day ! How much would I give to have the chance ?
It’s Dessert Day. Sometimes, you just can’t resist
1912: Former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech
1926: Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published
1947: Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba
1998: Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta,
2009: The first inductees are named to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The orginal 5 are Bill France Sr., Bill France JR, Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt
In the News: County Elementary Schools to return to in-person learning…Alexander County COVID-19 update…Rogers gets “Key to the County”…Christmas Parade Committee makes statement…Taylorsville man in custody…Hiddenite woman behind bars…Indictment served in Hickory shooting…Iredell Deputies make arrest and find 14 pounds of pot
Weather: Tons of Sun, High 75-77
Sports: Parks Price wins tournament in Philadelphia…Braves hang on to go up 2-0…Altuve has the yips leading Astros to 0-3 hole…Titans are 4-0 after blasting Buffalo…Panthers coach Matt Rhule will give injury update today
Happy Birthday: John Dean, Ralph Lauren, Cliff Richard, Justin Hayward, Lori Petty, Joe Girardi, Stephen A. Smith, Usher
Everything I hear or read (even CNN from what I’m told) says the Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barett has been impressive in her grilling on Capital Hill. She has some spunk
We’ve lost Berta https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/conchata-ferrell-dies-former-two-200321606.html
Stevie Wonder has kidney transplant https://pagesix.com/2020/10/13/stevie-wonder-says-hes-feeling-30-years-younger-after-kidney-transplant/?_ga=2.58587171.869987937.1602664417-1214514949.1573077424
Quote of the Day: “There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home”… Dwight D. Eisenhower (Born this day in 1890)