Thursday, April 25th. Day 116 of 2024
It’s Teach Your Children to Save Day
Happy Penguin Day and Hug a Plumber Day
1719: Daniel Defoe publishes “Robinson Crusoe”, regarded as the 1st English novel
1859: Ground is broken for Suez Canal
1953: Francis Crick and James Watson publish “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” describing the double helix structure of DNA
1959: The St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic and the Great Lakes opens to shipping
1960: 1st submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed by USS submarine Triton. It took 60 days
1974: The NFL moves goal posts from the goal line to the end line
1983: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war
2014: The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city’s water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination upon the citizens
In the News: Early voting for 2nd Republican Primary begins today…Statesville Police charge man with 8 counts of statutory rape…Taylorsville man jailed for felony probation violation…Woman charged with felony drug count in Alexander County…Bethlehem woman jailed
Weather: Sunshine and close to 75 !
Sports: Cougar Baseball blanks West Rowan…Lady Cougar Softball host West Wilkes today…Canes skate on the Island tonight…Heat shock the Celtics…Braves walk it off…NFL Draft begins tonight, Chicago Bears are on the clock…Statesville golfer has two aces in same round
Happy Birthday: Al Pacino, Talia Shire, Adam Silver, Joe Buck, Renée Zellweger, Jason Lee, Tim Duncan, DeAngelo Williams, Sara Paxton, Alex Bowman
South Carolina Police Chief arrested in prostitution sting https://www.wbtv.com/2024/04/24/police-chief-among-10-arrested-horry-county-prostitution-sting/
Good to hear from you https://apnews.com/article/nasa-voyager-spacecraft-contact-19e16b945869623cd94778795e62001b
Jersey man is 110 years old ! https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/us-news/110-year-old-nj-man-vincent-dransfield-offers-tips-on-longevity/
Word of the Day: slather [ slath-er ] To spread or apply thickly. To spend or use lavishly. Sentence: “It tasted better when slathered with butter”
Quote of the Day: “Did I do all right?”… Ella Fitzgerald (Born this day in 1917)