Monday, April 24th. Day 114 of 2023
1800: The Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation
1877: Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans. This was the end to the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South
1898: Spain declares war after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1953: Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
1980: Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
1990: The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope
1990: West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies
In the News: Odom’s life celebrated on Friday…Two women killed in head-on collision on Friday in Caldwell County…Hickory man surrenders after fatal hit-and run…Drowning in Burke County…Taylorsville man held without bond…Taylorsville man arrested in Catawba County…Hiddenite woman jailed in Lenoir…Tornado formed in Iredell County Saturday morning
Weather: Sunny but cool, High around 65
Sports: Cougar Women’s Soccer gets win Friday, AC Softball and Baseball lose to South Caldwell…Canes win on the Island, lead series 3-1…Warriors even series with Kings…Longest winning streak in baseball belongs to the Pirates…Kyle wins at Talledega…It’s Draft Week in the NFL
Happy Birthday: Shirley MacLaine, Barbra Streisand, Richard Sterban, Eric Bogosian, Michael O’Keefe, Cedric the Entertainer, Chipper Jones, Kelly Clarkson
Troop ship from WWII found near Australia https://apnews.com/article/australia-war-shipwreck-montevideo-maru-df030b8725be477b617b50bee144a767
Word of the Day: reboant [ reb-oh-uhnt ] To reverberate loudly
Quote of the Day: “Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene”…A. C. Benson