Monday, May 26. Day 146 of 2025
It’s Memorial Day
1868: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in the Senate by one vote during his impeachment trial
1897: “Dracula” by Irish author Bram Stoker is published
1927: The Ford Motor Company produces the last (and 15th million) Model T
1959: Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings and loses in 13th
1967: The Beatles release “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
1978: The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey
1998: The Supreme Court rules Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York
2004: The New York Times publishes admission of journalistic failings and flawed reporting during buildup to 2003 Iraq War helped promote belief that Iraq possessed large stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction
2021: Amazon says it will buy film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $8.45 billion
In the News: Another motorcycle fatality in Catabwa County…One airlifted from collision Sunday morning in Eastern Alexander County…Home gutted by fire Friday in Ellendale Community…New Judge named for Alexander and Iredell County District…Taylorsville man jailed again…Connelly Springs woman taken in Alexander County custody…
Weather: Clouds, Cool Temps and some showers today
Sports: Chastain wins the 600…Palou the winner at Indy…Schedule set for the State Softball Finals this weekend…LRU Baseball make the Division II Baseball Finals…UNC win ACC Baseball Tournament…Tar Heel Women’s Lacrosse wins another National Championship…Canes skate to avoid elimination this evening…Knicks get back in series with Pacers…
Happy Birthday: Brent Musburger, Stevie Nicks, Philip Michael Thomas, Hank Williams Jr, Genie Francis, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Kravitz, Helena Bonham Carter, Micah Parsons
Could Ghost Town make a comeback ? https://www.yahoo.com/news/ghost-town-sky-could-see-090323121.html
Word of the Day: billet [ bil-it ] lodging for a soldier, the location where the soldier is stationed. An official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging (as in a private home) . A chunky piece of wood such as firewood. a piece of semi-finished iron or steel . From English and French meaning official record. “When asked his current billet, the soldier replied, Fort Bragg, NC.”
Quote of the Day: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it”… Mark Twain