Friday, May 2nd. Day 122 of 2025
It’s Harry Potter Day
Happy Tuba Day !
1885: “Good Housekeeping” magazine is first published
1887: Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
1918: General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company
1945: The Soviet Union announces their troops have taken Berlin
1982: The Weather Channel is launched
1955: Pulitzer prize awarded to Tennessee Williams for “Cat on Hot Tin Roof”
1999: John Elway announces his retirement from the NFL
2000: It was announced that GPS technology would be made available to citizens
2011: Osama bin Laden is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners name Interim Manager…Taylorsville man on Sex-Offender Registry arrested Thursday night…
Weather:
Sports: Lady Cougars and South Caldwell go at it tonight for conference tournament title…AC Women’s Soccer takes win Thursday night…
Happy Birthday: Engelbert Humperdinck, Larry Gatlin, Lou Gramm, Christine Baranski, Dwayne Johnson, Ellie Kemper, Kyle Busch, David Beckham, Paul George, Pat McAfee
Small-witted Powerball winner arrested https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/powerball-winner-196078
Word of the Day: kinesiology [ ki-nee-see-ol-uh-jee ] The science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement. Kinesiologists study the acquisition of motor skills, the mechanical aspects of movement, and the body’s responses to physical activity. From Greek meaning “movement” Dr Shultz is a Kinesiology Professor at Penn State University”
Quote of the Day: “I kept a diary right after I was born. Day 1: Tired from the move. Day 2: Everyone thinks I’m an idiot”… Steven Wright