Wednesday, May 15th. Day 136 of 2024
It’s Peace Officers Memorial Day ! We remember the men and women in Blue that gave their life to protect us
Happy Straw Hat Day
1862: Congress created the U.S. Department of Agriculture
1905: The city of Las Vegas was incorporated
John Dillinger
1940: Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the United States
1942: Gasoline rationing began in the U.S. The limit was 3 gallons a week for nonessential vehicles
1972: Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed
1988: The Soviet Union began their withdrawal of its 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Soviet forces had been there for more than eight years
2008: California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage
In the News: Fugitive shot and killed by Alexander County Deputy identified. Alexander County Board of Education approves state funding for turf at Cougar Stadium…Board to interview candidates for Superintendent on Friday…Taylorsville woman gets 120 days in jail for school attendance violation…Hickory woman arrested by ACSO…Taylorsville Police charge suspect
Weather: Guess what, more rain. Maybe a Boomer !
Sports: AC Softball marches by Mooresville…Cougar Baseball ppd at Marvin Ridge, they’ll try again today…Braves blank the Cubs again…Canes getting ready for Game VI Thursday night vrs the Blue Shirts…NBA winners, Denver and New York…Caitlin Clark has rough start in WNBA debut
Happy Birthday: George Brett, Mike Oldfield, Dan Patrick, John Smoltz, Emmitt Smith, Ray Lewis, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
We’ll talk about the new rug coming to the crumbling edifice that is Cougar Stadium this morning at 7:45 with School Board member Scott Bowman and Director of facilities Chris Campbell
Rory has filed for divorce https://sports.yahoo.com/rory-mcilroy-files-for-divorce-from-wife-erica-after-seven-years-of-marriage-165443365.html
Word of the Day: Aphrodite [ af-ruh-dahy-tee ] The ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus. Associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation.
Quote of the Day: “Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning”…Thomas Jefferson