Friday, May 23rd. Day 143 of 2025
It’s Road Trip Day. A lot it going on this weekend
Happy World Turtle Day ! Slow but steady, remember a Turtle finished ahead of the Rabbit
1785: Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1911: The New York Public Library is dedicated
1934: Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde, are killed by police in an ambush near Sailes, Louisiana
1960: Israel announces capture of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann
1980: The Horror film “The Shining” directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall is released
2017: President Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican
2021: At 50, Phil Mickelson becomes Golf’s oldest major winner in history at the PGA Championship
2022: New York City removes it’s last public payphones
In the News: Taylorsville Town Manager gives his take on loss of county’s only urgent care…Taylorsville man nabbed on drug charges after traffic stop…Daycare worker charged in connection to death of toddler in Lenoir has been released on bond…Man charged after stabbing in Statesville
Weather: Sunny and 72-74 today
Grant Hodges
Happy Birthday: Joan Collins, John Newcombe, Buck Showalter, Mitch Albom, Drew Carey, Jewel, Ken Jennings, Morgan Pressel
Denmark raises retirement age to 70 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg71v533q6o
Word of the Day: carnivore [ kahr-nuh-vawr ] A mammal that eats meat, fish, or other flesh, especially as its primary source of food. Any plant that traps and feeds on insects such a Venus Flytrap. From French. “The burly athlete devoured the steak in true carnivore fashion.”
Quote of the Day: “I was about to be a preacher, but I was a sinner”… Scatman Crothers (Born this day in 1910)