Thursday, April 14th. Day 104 of 2022
It’s Dolphin Day
1828: Noah Webster registers for publication of the first Dictionary published in America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster
1865: President Abraham Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington; he dies in the early morning hours the next day
1902: J. C. Penney opens his first store, The Golden Rule Store, in Kemmerer, Wyoming
1912: RMS Titanic, the world’s largest ocean liner, hits an iceberg at 11.40pm off Newfoundland,. It sinks in the early hours of April 15
1944: General Dwight Eisenhower becomes the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force
2019: Tiger Woods wins his 5th Masters title
2021: Joe says “It’s time to end America’s longest war” confirming his decision to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by Sept 11. The result was embarrassing
In the News: Grand Opening and Dedication for new Courthouse Park set for May 15th in Taylorsville…Taylorsville man jailed on felony drug counts…Greensboro man in custody under large bond in Alexander County…Taylorsville man busted for felony larceny charge…Three Alexander County residents returned to jail after violating terms of probation
Weather: Some Clouds, High 72-75. Chance of a shower
Sports: Cougar Baseball and Softball travel to South Caldwell for crucial showdowns today…Cougar Golf Team wins another match…Walter selected to play in All-Star event…Hornets humbled in Atlanta…Bacot returning to Tar Heels…Vlad goes yard three times in Gotham City…Kershaw pulled while pitching perfect game
Happy Birthday: Loretta Lynn, Frank Serpico, Julie Christie, Pete Rose, Brad Garrett. David Justice, Greg Maddux, Baker Mayfield, Abigail Breslin
The President is in North Carolina today. Lay low Joe, not many people like you https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/13/bidens-approval-falls-to-new-low-amid-economic-pessimism-cnbc-survey-finds.html
New York Subway shooter in custody https://nypost.com/2022/04/13/suspect-frank-james-was-spewing-racist-hate-well-before-brooklyn-shooting/
Meet America’s tallest family https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/04/13/worlds-tallest-family-esko-minnesota-trapp/
Quote of the Day: “Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself”…Sir John Gielgud (Born this Day in 1904)