* * * * * W E D N E S D A Y * * * * * O C T O B E R 4th * * * * * D A Y277 of 2017 * * * * *
Happy Taco Day ! A Taco is Happy Food
It’s Vodka Day, Cheers Comrade
The first complete English-language Bible is printed in 1535
The first United States Open Golf Tournament was held in Newport, Rhode Island in 1895. 19 year old Horace Rawlins won
The comic strip Dick Tracy made it’s debut in 1935
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit in 1957. It was the first man made satellite
In 1997, the second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte office of Loomis, Fargo and Company. A FBI investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and the recovery of approximately 95% of the $17.3 million stolen cash
In the News: Taylorsville Police still investigating “Smash and Grab” Robbery…Fatal crash in Wilkes County…East Burke High teacher arrested…Hickory man charged overnight with indecent liberties with child…Another Public Meeting set to discuss widening of Highway 321
Another Sunny Day, a bit warmer too
ACHS Football cracks top 20 in State 3A poll…Cougar of the Week named this morning on the Radio…Panthers sign a safety…Yankees win AL Wild Card game, will play Indians…NASCAR mourns loss of Robert Yates…
Happy Birthday: Anne Rice, Armand Assante,Susan Sarandon, Alicia Silverstone, Derek Rose
Susan Sarandon
The tragedy in Vegas won’t discourage me from visiting again. You’re much more likely to get shot in Charlotte and in Chicago, it’s getting close to being a given
Quote of the Day: ” All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner”…Red Skelton