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By Melissa Sullebarger
staff Writer
November 18,1307
According to legend, this was the day on
which William Tell fired his famous shot.
As the story goes. Tell was an unmatchable
Swiss archer who refused to submit himself
to the Austrians who were, at the time,
working towards dominating the region. As
a punishment for his continued disrespect,
he was ordered to shoot an apple off of his
sons’ head. Tell prepared two bolts and
shot the first apple, successfully splitting
the apple. When questioned as to why there
was a second bolt. Tell responded that if the
first had killed his son, the second would
have been for the man forcing him to carry
through with the shot. According to legend,
Tell’s repeated small acts led to a much larger
rebellion and eventually, the formation of the
Swiss federation.
November 20,1945
The Nuremberg Trials begin.
When World War II came to a close, the
massive task of figuring out who exactly was
to blame for the actions of Nazi Germany
and what exactly to do with those who were
guilty became a very pressing matter War
crimes were not the only thing covered at the
Nuremberg Trials, The most well known is the
Trial of the Major War Criminals. The first.
24 individuals came away with indictments,
and six organizations were declared to be of
a criminal nature.
November 24,1963
Lee Harvey Oswald is shot on live
television.
The man who, according to government
reports, assassinated John F Kennedy, was
killed while in police custody. Oswald was
moving through the basement of the Dallas
Police headquarters about to be transferred
to the county jail. When Jack Ruby, a local
nightclub owner stepped out of the crowd
and shot Oswald in the stomach; a network
news camera was broadcasting at the time.
Interestingly enough, Oswald died less than
two hours later in the exact same hospital
Kennedy had died in just two days earlier
By Olivia Fawcett
staff Writer
Imagine being an athlete. Now imagine
being in an accident at fifteen years of age.
When you recover from the accident, you
are paraplegic. This is what happened to
Transylvania County resident, Cody Orr three
years ago. Cody is 18 years old and applying
for college, with engineering as a declared
major As mentioned above, Cody was an
athlete prior to terrible accident. He is now
interested in handcycling, which is essentially
Caloric
counter
By Cassie Smatana
staff Writer
The average American eats around 3,000-
4.000 calories on Thanksgiving Day. For the
actual traditional (lunch or dinner) meal about
3.000 to 3,500 calories is consumed.
About 46 million turkeys will end up on
U.S. dinner tables this Thanksgiving—or
about 736 million pounds of turkey meat,
according to estimates from the National
Turkey Federation.
U.S. farmers will also produce 735 million
pounds of cranberries
The U.S. will also grow 1.9 billion pounds
of sweet potatoes—many in North Carolina,
California, and Louisiana—and will produce
931 million pounds of pumpkins.
This great tradition is once again upon us.
Spend this holiday with family and friends
show you are thankful for life, watch good
football, eat good food and be safe
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break from
The Clarion.
bicycling with your hands on a three wheeled
bike. The 3.1 mile race is fundraiser to raise
money to allow Cody to buy a handcycle, so
that he can once again return to athletics.
If you are an avid runner, a jogger, a
beginning runner or even a walker, this is an
event that could potentially change someone’s
life. Brevad College students have a ten dollar
discount, reducing the registration fee to $ 15,
which you can pay the morning of the race. If
you are not a runner but still want to donate
to the cause, contact Dee Dasburg for more
information.
Senior Staff
Editor in Chief .... Park Baker
IVIanaging Editor . . . Patrick Veilleux
Business IVIanager. . Patrick Veilleux
Copy Editor Olivia Fawcett
Campus News .... Cassie Smatana
Opinion Position Open
Arts & Life Carolina Anderson
Sports Position Open
photography Position Open
Layout & Design . . . Thea Dunn
Faculty Advisor. . . . John B. Padgett
Other Staff
Skip Allsopp Alex McCracken
Karam Boeshaar Josh Smith
Sarah Bowers Melissa Sullebarger
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