Tuesday, April 23rd. Day 114 of 2024
It’s School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day ! I do love to see them drive by window in the morning
Happy English Muffin Day
1635: The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston
1879: Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame. The fire leads to construction of the Main Building with its golden dome
1954: Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits his first Major League Home Run
1968: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university
1984: Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler announced that researchers had found what was believed to be the virus that causes AIDS; the infectious agent was later named HIV.
1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. That was a big Woops !
2005: YouTube is launched online
In the News: Search for new Alexander County School Superintendent continues…11-year old boy dies of gunshot wound in Catawba County…Lenoir woman dies after crash…Two West Virginia men surrender to Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Granite Falls woman arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man taken into custody…Stony Point man facing charges
Weather: Sunny, high around 72 !
Sports: Cougar Baseball and Soccer at Hibriten…Women’s Soccer at Freedom…Men’s Tennis in NWC Tournament in Boone…Canes roar back from down 3-0 and take 2-0 series lead over Islanders…NBA winners Denver, Knicks and Cleveland…Braves blank the Fish…Phillies win 7th straight…Judge tells Florida State to seek mediation with the ACC…Scottie Sheffler wins on Monday in South Carolina
Happy Birthday: Lee Majors, Blair Brown, Valerie Bertinelli, George Lopez, John Cena, Melina Kanakaredes, Andruw Jones, Jaime King
Hey, let’s go to Vegas https://www.yahoo.com/news/groundbreaking-ceremony-held-high-speed-233751462.html
Another example of Stupid https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-challenges-bison-fight-yellowstone-105709341.html
Word of the Day: epaulet [ ep-uh-let ] An ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by military officers. From French word épaulette meaning shoulder.
Quote of the Day: “Brevity is the soul of wit”… William Shakespeare (Born this Day in 1564)