Thursday, April 21. Day 111 of 2022
It’s Thank You Thursday
Happy High Five Day ! It’s thought that Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers shared a High Five Day during a game in 1977
1865: Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train leaves Washington
1918: WWI Ace Manfred von Richthofen “The Red Baron”, is shot down and killed in France
1956: “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley goes #1
1967: Joseph Stalin’s daughter Svetlana arrives in New York after defecting from the Soviet Union
1977: Annie opens on Broadway
1982: The Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game to open the season
1995: The FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh and charge him with the Oklahoma City bombing
2019: Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is elected President in a landslide
In the News: Hickory Police investigating overnight shooting…Hiddenite woman arrested on drug charge this morning…Registered Sex Offender being sought in Watauga County…Deadline to register to vote in the May Primary is Friday…Another Shred Day Coming May 7th
Weather: Sunshine, High 72
Sports: Cougar Baseball roars to Tournament Final tonight…Duke loses another player to NBA…Nova loses their coach…Celtics up 2-0 on Nets…Dodgers drop the Braves…NFL Draft beings a week from tonight
Happy Birthday: Iggy Pop, Patti LuPone, Tony Danza, Andie MacDowell, Rob Riggle, Tony Romo
Word is Joe was actually awake but decision was made not to tell him https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33775122/pregame-demonstration-involving-parachutists-nationals-park-causes-brief-evacuation-us-capitol
Just one of the many reason why I never go to WalMart https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/04/20/ball-python-found-on-shelf-Indiana-Walmart/1311650484687/
Meet the world’s oldest dog https://nypost.com/2022/04/19/owner-of-worlds-oldest-dog-shares-secrets-to-his-long-life/
Quote of the Day: “I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame”…Anthony Quinn (Born this day in 1921)