Monday, May 27th. Day 148 of 2024
It’s Memorial Day ! We take time to remember those who gave their all to earn and protect our Freedom
1647: Alse Young (Achsah Young or Alice Young), a resident of Windsor, CT, was executed for being a “witch.” It was the first recorded American execution of a “witch.”
1927: The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Model A
1947: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by British naval and air forces. 2,300 people were killed
1969: Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida
1998: Michael Fortier was sentenced to 12 years in prison for not warning anyone about the plot to bomb an Oklahoma City federal building
1999: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-96, the first shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station
2016: President Obama visits Hiroshima
In the News: Storms rake area overnight some still without power at daybreak…County Memorial Day Service set for 10am at DAV Headquarters on Carrigan Road…County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall closed for holiday…Hickory Officer among two shot Sunday morning…Three found dead in Statesville home…Bethlehem man jailed for drug trafficking…Taylorsville teen facing charges
Weather: Still humid with a shot at a storm today. Much dryer air shows up Tuesday
Sports: Alexander Central releases Football schedule…Duke Softball headed to College World Series…Duke wins ACC Baseball Tournament…Bell wins rain-shortened 600…A repeat at INDY…Mavs on verge of sweep…Braves lose Acuna
Happy Birthday: Lee Meriwether, Cynthia McFadden, Peri Gilpin, Todd Bridges, Jeff Bagwell, Frank Thomas
North Carolina PGA player’s death shocks the golf world https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/05/25/grayson-murray-obituary
Word of the Day: tundra [ tuhn-druh ] The the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the Arctic or sub Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. From Russian.
Quote of the Day: “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”…John F. Kennedy