Wednesday, May 13th. Day 133 of 2026
It’s Apple Pie Day, Third Shift Workers Day and Donate A Days Wage to Charity Day
1888: DeWolf Hooper for the first time recites “Casey at Bat”
1912: The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom
1940: Winston Churchill says “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” in his first speech as Prime Minister to British House of Commons
1965: The Rolling Stones record “Satisfaction”
1981: Pope John Paul II is shot and critically wounded by a Turkish gunman in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City
2004: The final episode of “Frasier” airs on NBC
2021: The United States Center For Disease Control announces that Americans that have been vaccinated for COVID-19 can cease wearing a mask
2025: Commissioner Rob Manfred removes 17 deceased people, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose from MLB’s ‘permanently ineligible’ list
News: Rape charge filed against man in Alexander County…Suspect named in Wilkes County shooting…Man arrested and charged with Newton shooting…Taylorsville man called “threat to community” by judge…Hiddenite man gets 90-day sentence for contempt of court
Weather: Sunny and 78
Sports: Cougars march on !…AC Softball routs Robeson in Round III…Cougar Baseball wins a tight one over Watauga…Lady Cougar Soccer will host Sun Valley on Thursday in Round II of State Playoffs…Braves just keep losing players to injury list but they win again…Rays are hot
Happy Birthday: Harvey Keitel, Stevie Wonder, John Kasich, Dennis Rodman, Stephen Colbert, Lari White, Chris Washburn, Darius Rucker. Morgan Wallen
More insanity from California https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/california-mayor-resigns-admitting-to-being-an-agent-for-china/ar-AA22Zkio?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6a0444e17ed6449fbb34cb3047224f15&ei=24
Dr Jennifer Hefner
Word of the Day: dividend [div-i-dend] a sum out of an insolvent estate paid to creditors, share in an amount to be distributed, a distribution by insurance company to a policyholder of a portion of the premium not needed by the company to pay claims or to meet expenses. From Latin meaning “to be divided”
Quote of the Day: “I don’t like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves.”… Joe Louis (Born this day in 1914)