Wednesday, December 29th. Day 363 of 2021
1813: The British burned Buffalo, New York
1845: The United States annexes the Republic of Texas
1851: The first American YMCA was organized in Boston
1890: The U.S. Seventh Cavalry massacred over 400 men, women and children at Wounded Knee Creek, SD. This was the last major conflict between Indians and U.S. troops
1952: The first transistorized hearing aid by the Sonotone Corporation
1972: The last weekly issue of “LIFE” magazine hit the newsstands
1997: Hong Kong began killing 1.25 million chickens for fear of the spread of “Bird Flu”
In the News: Alexander County girl dies in Virginia crash…Alexander County adds more than 100 COVID cases in Tuesday report…Former Alexander County Commissioner dies…Taylorsville man jailed without bond…Man jailed last week in Taylorsville now behind bars in Catawba County
Weather: Some clouds, some showers, but still warm
Sports: Alexander Central Women and Men will play for Tournament Championships today…Wolfpack left without a dance partner at last minute…Clemson Bowls today
Happy Birthday: Jon Voight, Marianne Faithfull, Ted Danson, Yvonne Elliman, Patricia Clarkson, Paula Poundstone, Sean Payton, Jude Law
Real Estate is real expensive https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-home-prices-surge-184-october-81969310
Bear in a tree stories are always great https://apnews.com/article/oddities-environment-and-nature-trees-virginia-animals-c1ce8d849f0936f8af177eb3efbcedf4
We’ve reviewed this before but again, when posting on social media, learn the difference between to, too, and two !
Quote of the Day: “Truth sits upon the lips of dying men”…Matthew Arnold