Thursday, May 11th. Day 131 of 2023
It’s Eat What You Want Day ! Wow, I wish
1812: British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated in the lobby of the British House of Commons
1910: An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana
1947: The tubeless tire is Introduced by the B F Goodrich Company
1960: Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Israeli Mossad in Argentina
1965: The Byrds made their TV debut with “Mr Tambourine Man” on NBC’s “Hullabaloo” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds
1996: After departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592. The plane crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board
2001: Attorney General John Ashcroft approved a 30-day delay of the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh
News: Hefner says citizens need to be aware of the effort in Raleigh to defund public schools…Mocksville woman jailed in Alexander County…Stony Point woman jailed without bond…Stony Point man arrested by Probation and Parole Officers…Chase in Catawba County
Weather: More of the same, and that’s great
Sports: West Alexander Baseball completes perfect season…Times set for Alexander Central Softball and Baseball Playoff Games on Friday…Canes can wrap it up tonight…Warriors say alive…Panther sign another draft pick…Sox beat the Braves
Happy Birthday: Louis Farrakhan, Eric Burdon, Dr Robert Jarvik, Frances Fisher, Mike Lupica, Martha Quinn, Tim Blake Nelson, Cam Newton
FDA approves over-the-counter Birth Control Pill https://apnews.com/article/birth-control-pills-without-prescription-fda-d6e863b0d41a8c6c783c569773efa349
Bo knows hiccups https://nypost.com/2023/05/10/bo-jackson-smelled-ass-of-porcupine-to-try-to-cure-hiccup-hell/
Word of the Day: restitution [ res-ti-too-shuhn, -tyoo- ] Reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification. The restoration of property or rights previously taken away, conveyed, or surrendered. Restoration to the former or original state or position. Physics. the return to an original physical condition, especially after elastic deformation.
Quote of the Day: “If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they? “…George Carlin