Wednesday, September 29th. Day 272 of 2021
It’s World Heart Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/heart-day/
1789: The United States Department of War first established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men
1829: The Metropolitan Police of London is founded
1959: The first network football game was televised by CBS in color. The game was between the University of California and the University of Pennsylvania
1962: President Kennedy nationalized the Mississippi National guard in response to city officials defying federal court orders. The orders had been to enroll James Meredith at the University of Mississippi
1982: In Chicago, seven people died after taking capsules of Extra-Strength Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide. 264,000 bottles were recalled. It led to comprehensive safety-packaging reform
2005: John Roberts is sworn in a Supreme Court Justice
2008: The Dow falls 777 points, at the time the largest one-day drop ever
In the News: Another COVID-19 death reported Tuesday in Alexander County, it’s the 20th in September…Body found south of Taylorsville could be missing person…Taylorsville woman placed in jail…Hiddenite woman arrested…Man fires shots at officers…Lake Norman High School student charged with making threats to school…Cable company expanding in Catawba County
Weather: Tons of sun, high around 85
Sports: Lady Cougar Golf team wins conference match at home…Cougar Football getting serious with league opener set for Friday…Braves win…Yankees win too…BoSox take it on the chin…Canes open pre-season
Happy Birthday: Jerry Lee Lewis, Ian McShane, Jean-Luc Ponty, Mike Post, Mark Farner, Bryant Gumbel, Andrew Dice Clay, Kevin Durant
Otters are getting testy https://www.cbsnews.com/news/otters-attacking-people-dogs-anchorage-alaska/
The “La Bise” is back https://news.trust.org/item/20210928112922-go7hr
Get your shot !
Quote of the Day: “My friends kidded me about going so far on such modest talent. I always agreed with them. I had no illusions about my films, nor did I consider myself anything special as an actor or a singer”.. Gene Autry (Born this day in 1907)