Monday, May 29th. Day 149 of 2023
It’s Memorial Day. Thank You to those who paid for our Freedom with their life
1721: South Carolina was formally incorporated as a royal colony
1790: Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution
1886: The first ad for a new product called Coca-Cola appeared in The Atlanta Journal
1922: The Supreme Court ruled that organized baseball was a sport, not subject to antitrust laws
1953: Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest
1974: President Nixon agreed to turn over 1,200 pages of edited Watergate transcripts
2001: Four followers of Osama bin Laden were convicted of a global conspiracy to murder Americans. The crimes included the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people
2004: The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C
In the News: Three Alexander Countyovernight crashes send victims to hospital…Taylorsville woman charged with firing into occupied vehicle…Alexander County teen arrested…Taylorsville woman facing charges in Hickory…Statesville man facing rape charge
Weather: Clouds, showers and a high in the low 70’s
Sports: Lenoir-Rhyne wins Men’s Lacrosse National Championship…Busy day in Charlotte Motor Speedway in weather cooperates…Wild finish at Indy…Boston hosts Miami in game 7 tonight
Happy Birthday: John Hinckley Jr. La Toya Jackson, Annette Bening, Melissa Etheridge, Lisa Welchel, Carmelo Anthony
Conscript [ verb kuhn-skript; noun, adjective kon-skript ] To draft for military service (verb). To compel into service (verb). A recruit obtained by conscription (noun).
Quote of the Day: “When they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor’s Orphanage – he shot both his parents and moved in”…Bob Hope (Born this day in 1903)