"Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth." ~ Margaret Thatcher THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1845 - Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precursor of band-aid (arm hair hasn't been safe from destruction since that date). And now for the news.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1687 - Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. (Wow, you would think a simple "hey, you took a wrong turn" would have sufficed!) And now for the news.....

New restaurant options coming to Burnsville!

This North Carolina Town is Straight Out of a Painting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Expect problems and eat them for breakfast." ~ Alfred Montapert

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1554 - Queen of England for nine days, Lady Jane Grey is executed for treason. (Now that's a tough way to have your job terminated).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The price of greatness is responsibility." ~ Winston Churchill

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1584 - Parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar & parts in 1812. (Apparently someone forgot to put it on the calendar!!!).