Wednesday, May 5th. Day 125 of 2021
Happy Cinco de Mayo ! Mexican Food and cheap Beer, you can’t beat that
It’s School Nurse Day, Cartoonists Day, and Hogie Day
1494: Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain
1865: The Confederate government was declared dissolved and not a moment too soon
1912: Pravda, the “voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication
1961: Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space
1973: Secretariat wins The Kentucky Derby in a still record-time
1986: It was announced that Cleveland, Ohio had been chosen as the city where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would be built. It would open in 1995
In the News: Over 200 new jobs coming to Iredell County…Battle ramps-up over Statesville monument…Taylorsville woman facing charges…Hiddenite man jailed again…State DMV resumes Road Tests for 15-17 years-old drivers…Morganton man charged with shooting and killing homeless person’s dog
Weather: Sunshine, but windy today
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball wins a thriller to advance to Round II Softball Playoffs…AC Baseball and Women’s tennis rained out, will play today…Hickory to get rug at Football Stadium…Canes march on…Hornets take road win…Braves slam Washington…
Happy Birthday: John Rhys-Davies, Brian Williams, Adele, Chris Brown
Mocksville dissolves Police Department https://www.wxii12.com/article/mocksville-police-department-dissolved-into-sheriffs-office/36334741
The guy used the system but he didn’t get away with it https://apnews.com/article/business-coronavirus-pandemic-oddities-health-42db551e61b04c5cf7dcf8cbe3ee5944
Ivy League School catching flak for program offered only to non-white students https://nypost.com/2021/05/05/cornell-defends-bipoc-only-rock-climbing-class-after-online-uproar/
The show must NOT go on https://www.fox5ny.com/news/despite-green-light-broadway-to-remain-dark-until-fall
Quote of the Day: “Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to”…Tammy Wynette (Born this day in 1942)