Thursday, April 24th. Day 114 of 2025
It’s Bucket List Day. Mine’s so big it’s now a barrel
1800: The Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation
1877: Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans. This was the end to the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South
1898: Spain declares war after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1953: Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
1980: Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
1986: Film “Crocodile Dundee” starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski premieres
1990: The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope
1990: West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies
2004: The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya
In the News: Stony Point woman jailed after allegedly assaulting two officers…Wilkes County man prison term for role in fatal crash…Taylorsville woman apprehended for felony probation violation…Catawba County man charged with statutory rape…County Democratic Convention scheduled for Saturday
Weather: Showers likely. High in low to mid 70’s
Sports: Cougar Baseball Wins Easter Tournament…Braves win Wednesday matinee…Mets have best record in baseball…NBA Winners Celtics, Cavs and Rockets…Canes play Friday night in Jersey…The Tennessee Titans are on the clock. NFL draft begins tonight
Happy Birthday: Shirley MacLaine, Barbra Streisand, Richard Sterban, Eric Bogosian, Michael O’Keefe, Cedric the Entertainer, Chipper Jones, Kelly Clarkson
Catch that Goat ! https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/runaway-goat-or-sheep-causes-commotion-duluth-outsmarts-police
Word of the Day: scrupulous [ skroo-pyuh-luhs ] having scruples, or moral or ethical standards, having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right. To be minutely careful, precise, or exact. . From Latin scrūpulōsus; scruple, -ous. “In this age of information it pays to be scrupulous when making comments.”
Quote of the Day: “Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats”… Sue Grafton (Born this day in 1940)