Tuesday, May 17th. Day 137 of 2022
It’s National Work From Home Day ! Most of what I do is done from home. I’m only at the station when I’m on the air from 5 till 8:30
1792: 24 merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street, New York City
1875: The first Kentucky Derby is won by Aristides
1932: Congress approves the spelling of “Porto Rico” to Puerto Rico
1946: President Harry Truman seizes control of nation’s railroads to delay a strike
1954: The Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools
1973: Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings
1993: Intel’s new Pentium processor is unveiled
2004: Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize same-sex marriage
In the News: It’s Primary Day in North Carolina, polls open in Alexander County 6:30am-7:30 pm…Taylorsville man charged with rape make court appearance…Hickory Police charge Newton man with rape this morning…Taylorsville
Police charge trio with robbery…TPD nabs fugitive…Taylorsville man facing drug charges…Lenoir man arrested after car chase
Weather: Sunny and Warm. High around 84
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball host Charlotte Providence in Round III Playoff game today…Canes Bandwagon is getting crowded…NBA Conference finals begin tonight…Dodgers beat MadBum…Braves continue to swing and miss…Yankees are 26-9 after 35 games
Happy Birthday: Kathleen Sullivan, Sugar Ray Leonard, Simon Fuller, Jim Nance, Craig Ferguson, Hubert Davis, Matt Ryan, Nikki Reed
Having more than two kids will impact the brain https://www.studyfinds.org/too-many-kids-harmful-brain/
Another cast member of the Andy Griffith Show has died https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/warm-tv-blog/article261483542.html
Quote of the Day: “Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable”…John Patrick