Thursday, October 28th. Day 301 of 2021
We Salute them, It’s First Responders Day !
Raise Your Glass, it’s Champagne Day ! It’s just wine that knows somebody
1636: Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. The original name was Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was the first school of higher education in America
1793: Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin
1886: The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor
1919: Congress enacted the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 with the passing of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution
1962: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the U.S. that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba
1985: John A. Walker Jr. and his son, Michael Lance Walker, pled guilty to charges of spying for the Soviet Union
1995: The Atlanta Braves win the World Series in six games with a 1-0 win over Cleveland
In the News: Former Commissioner Harry Robinson passes…8 new cases of COVID-19 counted Wednesday in Alex County…Stony Point man back in jail…Taylorsville man charged with assault…Alexander County man jailed in Hickory
Weather: Clouds and Showers today, maybe some heavy rain tonight
Sports: Houston evens World Series…Cougar Soccer drops OT match to Freedom…AC JV Football gets win in South Carolina…Cougar coach says we made mistakes that cost us against Hibriten…
Happy Birthday: Susan Harris, Dennis Franz, Telma Hopkins, Caitlyn Jenner, Annie Potts, Bill Gates, Lauren Holly, Julia Roberts, Brad Paisley, Joaquin Phoenix
Not good news https://www.wsj.com/articles/cigarette-sales-in-u-s-climbed-slightly-in-2020-ftc-says-11635327001
I have to wonder which restroom they use https://apnews.com/article/us-passports-x-gender-designation-2c29e18fc6566d549b9a06fda0857602
Was that a Gator ? https://apnews.com/article/oddities-alabama-wildlife-alligators-reptiles-d5a634fcda506295a5a447f36ab23cd0
Quote of the Day: ” I just can’t play the game anymore. I’m 63 years old, and I’ve been in the business for 40 years now. I take good advice and direction really well, but I don’t need somebody that finished college two years ago to come in and tell me what I should be recording”…Charlie Daniels…(Born this day , 1936 in Wilmington NC)