Wednesday, October 6th. Day 279 of 2021
It’s Mad Hatter Day ! Put on your funniest lid and style it
Happy Noodle Day ! If it’s Pasta, I like it
1880: The Cincinnati Reds were booted from the National League for selling beer at games. They were reinstated when sanity took over
1927: “The Jazz Singer” opened in New York starring Al Jolson
1961: President Kennedy advised American families to build or buy bomb shelters to protect them in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union
1979: Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House.
1992: Ross Perot appeared in his first paid broadcast on CBS after entering the presidential race
2010: Instagram is launched online
2010: Roy Halliday of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter in a National League Playoff Game against the Cincinnati Reds
In the News: 11 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday in Alexander County…Stony Point Fired Department Ladies Auxilliary recognized by state…Alexander County Deputies nab Charlotte fugitive…Man who led officers on wild chase last month in Alexander County facing more charges…Newton Police rule death of couple as murder-suicide…Catawba County man gets prison time for drug trafficking
Weather: More Clouds, more drizzle
Sports: Lady Cougar Tennis wins again…ACHS Women’s Golf place 2nd in league match…Russell Frasier named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Red Sox send Yankees home…County Parks and Recreation accepting Basketball signups
Happy Birthday: Britt Ekland, Kevin Cronin, Tony Dungy, Elisabeth Shue, Rebecca Lobo
Bryson and Brooks to duel in Vegas https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/report-bryson-dechambeau-brooks-koepka-to-square-off-in-latest-the-match-in-las-vegas/ar-AAPaR45
Get your shot !
Quote of the Day: “For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier… I put them in the same room and let them fight it out”… Steven Wright