Friday, February 25th. Day 56 of 2022
It’s Clam Chowder Day. Good stuff on a cold day
1836: Samuel Colt is granted a United States Patent for his revolver firearm
1901: US Steel is incorporated
1913: The 16th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. It authorized a graduated income tax. Insert comment here_______
1933: The aircraft carrier Ranger was launched. It was the first ship in the U.S. Navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier
1957: Buddy Holly records “That’ll be the Day”
1982: The Lawrence Welk Show airs for the final time. I had to watch that as a kid, I hated it
1989: The Dallas Cowboys fire legendary coach Tom Landry. Jimmie Johnson would replace him
In the News: Candidate filing resumes in Alexander County, 3 file on Thursday…Free Smoke Detectors available for citizens living in Taylorsville Fire District…Shooting reported near Lenoir…Newton Police arrest Taylorsville woman overnight…Woman jailed for assault with a deadly weapon in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police charge a man who didn’t plan his attempt at larceny very well
Weather: Clouds and Fog to start, we clear by mid morning
Sports: Alexander Central Women win, advance to round III of playoffs….Cougar men overwhelmed by North Meck, season over but it was a darned good one…Watauga women advance…Hickory men stunned by North Iredell…Cougar LB Dalton Beck signs to play at Mars Hill…Canes at home this evening
Happy Birthday: Bob Schieffer, Billy Packer, Ric Flair, Te’a Leoni, Sean Astin, Julio Iglesis Jr, Rashida Jones
She was Hot Lips in the Movie M*A*S*H https://news.yahoo.com/sally-kellerman-oscar-nominated-m-091204743.html?fr=sychp_catchall
Is Troy Aikman heading to Monday Night Football ? https://nypost.com/2022/02/23/troy-aikman-close-to-leaving-fox-for-monday-night-football/
Alexander Central Women’s Basketball Coach Jon Presnell joins me this morning at 7:45. How about those Lady Cougars !
Quote of the Day: “If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in”…Larry Gelbart (Born this day in 1928)