Wednesday, November 4th. Day 309 of 2020
It’s Stress Awareness Day. Do we need a day to be aware of what we’re already aware of ?
Happy Use Your Common Sense Day ! If you don’t have any, just ignore it
1880: James and John Ritty patented the first cash register
1924: Nellie Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States
1952: The National Security Agency (NSA) was established
1979: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages
1980: Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th President defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter
2008: Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President
In the News: Republicans roll in Alexander County, turnout over 80 percent…Taylorsville teen charged with child-porn related charges…Hiddenite man charged…Claremont woman indicted in connection with murder…Man charged after exchanging gunfire with Iredell Deputies…
Weather: Tons of Sun, High in mid to upper 60’s
Sports: Cougar Cards now on sale…Despite getting some injured players back, Panthers face Chiefs and Bucs in next two games…Jets GM admits letting WR Robby Anderson go to the Panthers was a mistake…Former College Football Coach wins Senate seat in Alabama…
Happy Birthday: Dick Groat, Loretta Swit, Delbert McClinton, Laura Bush, Markie Post, Ralph Macchio, Sean Combs, Matthew McConaughey
British gambler bet big on Trump https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/british-gambler-bets-5-million-on-trump-in-biggest-ever-political-wager
Dead Man elected ! https://theweek.com/speedreads/947711/north-dakota-candidate-who-died-covid19-seemingly-just-won-election
A very interesting story about voting https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/03/us/99-year-old-mississippi-man-votes-trnd/index.html
Quote of the Day: “And that’s the way it is”…Walter Cronkite (Born this day in 1916)