Friday, February 27th. Day 58 of 2028
It’s strange that it comes in February but it’s National Strawberry Day
1827: New Orleans held its first Mardi Gras celebration
1922: The Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote
1951: The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting U.S. Presidents to two terms
1974: “People” magazine was first published
1982: Wayne B. Williams was convicted of murdering two of the 28 black children and young adults whose bodies were found in Atlanta, GA, over a two-year period
1991: President George H.W. Bush announced live on television that “Kuwait is liberated”
1997: Divorce became legal in Ireland. Lawyers had to love that one
2022: Countries around the world sanctioned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine; The European Union closes its airspace to Russian planes
News: Woman dies in Stony Point fire…Fatal shooting overnight in Wilkesboro…Early Primary Voting nearing finish line…Catawba County teen arrested on arson charge…
Weather: Fog to begin. Sunny and mild this afternoon
Sports: AC Women pound Piedmont will host Watauga Saturday night in Round III of Playoffs…Cougar Softball, Baseball and Men’s Tennis all play at home today…Hornets win…Virginia at Duke on Saturday…Canes return from Olympic break and win…North Wilkesboro Dragstrip to re-brand and return
Happy Birthday: Joanne Woodward, Ralph Nader, Barbara Babcock, Johnny Van Zant, James Worthy, Adam Baldwin, Tony Gonzalez, Chelsea Clinton, Josh Groban
Word of the Day: vamoose [va-moos] to leave hurriedly or quickly; to decamp. From Spanish meaning to “let us go” “It’s getting late, we better vamoose.”
Quote of the Day: ‘It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.”… Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Born this day in 1807)