Friday, May 10th. Day 131 of 2024
It’s Mother Ocean Day ! The Sea knows how bad we treat it
Speaking of the Ocean, it’s Shrimp Day !
1503: Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there
1773: The British Parliament passes the Tea Act that levied taxed on all tea shipped to the colonies
1869: The first US Transcontinental Railroad is completed in Utah
1924: J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the FBI. He would hold the post until 1972
1941: Adolf Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess escapes to Britain to open secret negotiations with the Allies
1962: Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk
1969: The American Football League and the National Football League announce a merger
2002: FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds
In the News: Summer Concert Series begins Saturday in Taylorsville with Alabama Tribute Band…Two fatal crashes in area…Statesville fugitive captured in Alexander County…Burke County man busted for drugs by Alexander County Deputies…Hickory man gets 40 years for producing child pornography…Catawba County Sheriff’s Office searching for man as part of investigation
Weather: Some Sunshine Friday. Weekend is Cooler but Dry !
Sports: Cougar Softball host Providence in Rnd II…AC Baseball at South Meck in second round of post season…Canes go down in overtime again…Hornets hire new coach…Astros end slide…Twins stay hot…Xander too much in Charlotte…NASCAR spends weekend in Darlington
Happy Birthday: Mark David Chapman, Chris Berman, Bono, Linda Evangelista, Hélio Castroneves, Kenan Thompson, Missy Franklin
Hello 911, I wanna report a horse with stripes https://apnews.com/article/zebra-escape-captured-seattle-22f2d8120ba78e5c1b6f36a0899bff37
Back to the place where everybody know your name https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/entertainment/cheers-podcast-ted-danson-woody-harrelson/index.html
Word of the Day; stealth [ stelth ] A clandestine, or surreptitious procedure. Not openly acknowledged
Quote of the Day: “My mom and I have always been really close. She’s always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn’t have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.”… Taylor Swift