Wednesday, October 5th. Day 278 of 2022
It’s National Do Something Day ! That’s pretty vague
1905: The Wright brothers pilot an aircraft to a record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes
1921: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. The sries was between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees
1947: President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address
1968: Steppenwolf releases “Born to be Wild”
1989: PTL leader Jim Bakker was convicted of defrauding his viewers
1991: Soviet President Gorbachev announced that his country would cut its nuclear arsenal in response to the arms reduction that was initiated by U.S. President George Bush
2016: Steve Jobs, 56, the Apple founder, died in Palo Alto, California
In the News: Voter registration deadline is next Friday, October 14th…County Commissioners hear complaints about Open Broadband Project…ACHS teacher Josh Bowles wins national award…Conover Police investigating fatal shooting…Student assaulted at Statesville High…Taylorsville man arrested this morning in Hickory
Weather: It don’t get much better. Sunny and 73
Sports: AC Volleyball match postponed after Ashe County coach involved in auto accident…Mason Chapman-Mays named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Braves clinch division…Judge hit #62…Can Baker Mayfield get better ?…Alex Bowman will not return to NASCAR this season due to concussion
Happy Birthday: Barry Switzer, Steve Miller, Brian Johnson, Karen Allen, Daniel Baldwin, Michael Andretti, Mario Lemieux, Patrick Roy, Rex Chapman, Grant Hill, Kate Winslet, Jesse Palmer
Walk your way to a longer life https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/every-2000-steps-a-day-could-help-keep-premature-death-at-bay/ar-AA12zWnU
I’m not a Yankee fan but I really like Aaron Judge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Judge
Little Tommy Brady and Gisele are hiring lawyers https://pagesix.com/2022/10/04/tom-brady-gisele-bundchen-hire-divorce-lawyers-sources-say/
Quote of the Day: “When you’re green, your growing. When you’re ripe, you rot”….Ray Kroc (Born this day in 1902)