Wednesday, January 12
It’s Phamacist Day ! They’re more accessable than Doctors and just as vital…Salute !
Happy Kiss a Ginger Day ! I love women with red hair, I plan on kissing a few today
1896: At Davidson College, several students took x-ray photographs. They created the first X-ray photographs to be made in America
1915: Congress established the Rocky Mountain National Park
1948: The Supreme Court ruled that states could not discriminate against law-school applicants because of race
1966: “Batman” debuted on ABC. I was just a kid but I never missed it
1969: The New York Jets stunned the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III
1971: “All In the Family” debuted on CBS. It broke long standing barriers in American society
1991: Congress passed a resolution authorizing President Bush to use military power to force Iraq out of Kuwait
2000: Charlotte Hornets guard Bobby Phills was killed in a crash
In the News: Sugarloaf Elementary goes to remote instruction today…No let up in local COVID cases…County Commissioners to use Federal money to fund water-line extensions…Board approve study for new County Courthouse…Taylorsville woman accused of defrauding $15 million appears in Federal Court today…Taylorsville man ordered to jail by judge…Alexander County woman arrested…Granite Falls man convicted of child-sex crimes
Weather: Cold start but not a bad day, high around 50
Sports: Cougar Basketball teams open conference season with wins against Ashe County…#1 College Basketball team suffers loss…Hurricanes game postponed because of COVID…Panthers fire three assistant coaches as the search for an offensive coordinator continues
Happy Birthday: George Joseph Kresge, Kirstie Alley, Drew Pearson, Howard Stern, Oliver Platt, Dominique Wilkins, Jeff Bezos, Melanie Jayne Chisholm
Not a good thing https://news.gallup.com/poll/388541/americans-reading-fewer-books-past.aspx
America’s worst mayor tests positive for COVID https://nypost.com/2022/01/12/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-announces-she-tested-positive-for-covid-19/
Let the panic begin. Maybe some SNOW this weekend !
Quote of the Day: “If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation”…Rush Limbaugh (Born this day in 1951)