Friday, April 26th. Day 117 of 2024
It’s Arbor Day. I love tees with the possible exception of Pin Oakes. They can go
Happy Pretzel Day !
1607: The British establish a colony at Cape Henry, Virginia. It’s considered to be the first English establishment in North America
1912: Hugh Bradley of the Boston Red Sox hits the first homer at Fenway Park
1954: Mass trials of Jonas Salk’s anti-polio vaccine begin in the United States
1977: The legendary Studio 54 nightclub opens in New York City
1983: John Elway of Stanford is the first selection in the NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts. He refuses to play for the Colts forcing a trade with the Denver Broncos
1986: The worst nuclear disaster in history occurs in the former Soviet Union when a reactor melts down at the Chernobyl Power Station in Ukraine. The death toll is unknown but it’s a lot higher than the Soviets announce as 31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster
2018: Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in Pennsylvania
2019: Avengers: Endgame, is released. It becomes the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar
In the News: A whopping 13 ballots cast in Day One of GOP 2nd Primary in Alexander County…Alexander Deputies arrest duo in Hiddenite…Taylorsville man jailed…Wilkes County man charged with assaulting High School Baseball Coach after game…Two Catawba County men arrested on multiple drug trafficking charges
Weather: More Clouds than Sun, not quite as warm
Sports: Proffit no-hits Lady Cougars…Canes on verge of sweeping Islanders…Cleveland and Atlanta tangle tonight in Atlanta is matchup of best records in Baseball…NFL Draft produces no shocker at the top, Atlanta made a curious pick and Panthers trade up and really didn’t need to
Happy Birthday: Carol Burnett, Maurice Williams, Roger Taylor, Kevin James, Melania Trump, Channing Tatum, Aaron Judge
The cost of buying a home is at an all-time high https://www.cbsnews.com/news/real-estate-record-high-cost-2024-mortgage-rate/
Joe called trying to order a pizza. I guess he’s still waiting for it to be delivered
Word of the Day: consigliere [ kawn-see-lye-re ] A member of a criminal organization or syndicate who serves as an adviser to the leader. The word consigliere comes from Italian and has been a part of English since the 17th century. Tom Hagen played by Robert Duval was consigliere to Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) in the award winning film “The Godfather”
Quote of the Day: “Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak.” … Steven Wright