Friday, April 28th. Day 118 of 2023
Happy Arbor Day ! Plant a tree
It’s Pay it Forward Day ! Treat someone to lunch
1789: Known as “The Mutiny on the Bounty” Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh in the South Pacific
1881: Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Lincoln, New Mexico
1923: Wembley Stadium opens in London
1957: WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte begins broadcasting
1965: US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
1967: Muhammad Ali refuses induction into Army and is stripped of boxing title
1987: Two days after the Chernobal Nuclear accident, Soviet TV admits it happened
1987: NBA announces expansion to Charlotte and Miami
2011: The Carolina Panthers select Auburn QB Cam Newton with the first pick in the NFL Draft
In the News: Phone call to Alexander Central being investigated by Taylorsville Police…Company with facility in Alexander County has been sold…Taylorsville man facing drug charges…Former Highway Patrol Trooper from Wilkes County facing child-sex trafficking charges…
Weather: More Rain, Warmer high 74. Sunshine Saturday but the Rain returns on Sunday
Sports: Panthers take Bama QB with top draft pick…Canes go for clincher tonight on the Island…Celtics win series…Braves blow one in the ninth…Pirates and Orioles have won 9 of 10…NASCAR runs the Monster Mile in Dover
Happy Birthday: Ann Margret, Bruno Kirby, Jay Leno, Mary McDonnell, Elena Kagan, John Daly, Penélope Cruz, Jessica Alba
Jerry Springer passes https://apnews.com/article/jerry-springer-dies-1430502c51d9d4603e786b2afc04581e
Word of the Day: filial [ fil-ee-uhl ] Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter. Noting or having the relation of a child to a parent
Have a Wonderful Weekend !!!
Quote of the Day: “I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends”…Walt Whitman