Friday, April 23rd. Day 113 of 2021
Happy Asparagus Day ! Hey, I like asparagus
It’s English Language Day. So few speak it properly, I try though. At least I know the difference between to, too, and two
1635: The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston
1954: Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits his first Major League Home Run
1968: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university
1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. That was a big Woops !
2005: YouTube is launched online
In the News: School Board sets price for Old Wittenburg School property…County Commissioners release agenda for Monday meeting…Six new cases of COVID-19 reported in county…7-year old boy shot and killed in Hickory…Man dies in Wilkes accident…Catawba County woman arrested by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Man arrested after stabbing incident in Morganton
Weather: Sunshine today, Rain Saturday, Sunshine returns Sunday…
Sports: South Caldwell beats Alexander Central in Softball again…AC women’s soccer fall to South Caldwell too…Not a single area team still live in State Football Playoffs…Canes get big win…Hornets fall on the road…Padres beat the Dodgers…Mad Bum will pitch against the Braves on Saturday…
Happy Birthday: Lee Majors, Blair Brown, Valerie Bertinelli, George Lopez, Melina Kanakaredes, Jaime King
Do you kike Chocolate ? Read this https://www.studyfinds.org/sweet-tooth-heart-disease-midlife/
Manhattan to stop prosecuting prostitution https://www.wsj.com/articles/manhattan-district-attorney-ends-prostitution-prosecutions-11619035613
An airborne turtle ? https://apnews.com/article/oddities-59c4124eb0f8bb7c630c206b93702864
Quote of the Day: “Love all, trust few, do wrong to none”… William Shakespeare