Friday May 14, Day 135 of 2025
It’s NASCAR Day, Work from Home Day, Straw Hat Day, Wear Your Shades Day and Pizza Party Day
1862: Congress created the U.S. Department of Agriculture
1905: The city of Las Vegas was incorporated
1934: The Department of Justice offers $25,000 reward for Public Enemy #1 John Dillinger, dead or alive
1940: Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the United States
1942: Gasoline rationing began in the U.S. The limit was 3 gallons a week for nonessential vehicles
1972: Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed
1988: The Soviet Union began their withdrawal of its 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Soviet forces had been there for more than eight years
2008: California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage
2022: Despite getting no hits, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0
News: Hiddenite Couple busted…Statesville woman charged in larceny in Alexander County…Boone Officer injured in altercation with suspect…South Carolina man charged with trafficking fentanyl in Catawba County…Dedication today for Charters of Freedom at Courthouse Park
Weather: Sunny and 76
Sports: Big Friday, Cougar Softball in Round IV at Kings Mountain, AC Baseball hosts St Stephens for trip to regional….Scottie among seven atop PGA Scoreboard heading into Round II…Braves Blanked…Phillies are surging…NASCAR runs the Monster Mile
Happy Birthday: George Brett, Mike Oldfield, Dan Patrick, John Smoltz, Emmitt Smith, Ray Lewis, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Andy Murray
Coach Pete Hardee
Word of the Day: causeway [kawz-wey] a raised road that crosses a body of water or very low, wet ground. “It’s quite a ride to take the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway into New Orleans.”
Quote of the Day: “I can’t give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma”… L. Frank Baum (Born this Day in 1856)