Friday, April 28th. Day 87 of 2025
It’s Wear A Hat Day. Careful, the Wind might take it away
Happy Hot Tub Day !
1885: The Salvation Army was officially organized in the United States
1963: New York Titans of the American Football League changed their name to the Jets
1971: The last Ed Sullivan Show airs on CBS
1977: Rocky was named Best Picture at the Oscars
1979: A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown
1990: President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal
2020: President Trump makes grim projection that 240,000 American could die from COVID-19, even with restrictions in place
In the News: Fatal crash in Catawba County Thursday morning…Woman dies after Statesville mishap…A 2,000 bull hit hit and killed on North Wilkesboro street…Taylorsville man charged with larceny…Burke County man charged with making threats to school campus…Conover Police nab 4 suspects in drug bust…Statesville man facing felony fraud charges
Weather: Sunny, Warm and Windy. Governor issues State of Emergency due to Dry Conditions. NO BURNING !!!
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball knocks off 2nd undefeated team in three days…AC Baseball and Softball at Hibriten tonight…AC Women’s Soccer battles S Caldwell to draw…Duke outscores Arizona…Braves drop opener…Dodgers are 3-0…NASCAR runs slow at Martinsville
Happy Birthday: Rick Barry, Dianne Wiest, Reba McEntire, Vince Vaughn, Kate Gosselin, Julia Stiles, Lady Gaga
Chances are, that gum you’re chewing has plastic particles https://people.com/people-who-chew-gum-may-ingest-up-30-000-pieces-of-microplastic-a-year-11703025
Word of the Day: non sequitur [ non sek-wi-ter ] A statement containing an illogical conclusion: something said or written that is unrelated to what was implied. An illogical or unconnected shift from one thing to another: From Latin meaning “it does not follow” “We were talking about the new restaurant when she threw in some non sequitur about her dog.”
Quote of the Day: “Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose”… Nelson Algren (Born this day in 1909)