Monday, May 11th. Day 132 of 2020
It’s Eat What You Want Day ! If you could pick one thing to eat today, what would it be ?
1846: President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican–American War
1927: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded
1934: A severe two-day dust storm stripped the topsoil from the great plains of the U.S. and created a “Dust Bowl”
Eichmann On Trial: 1961
2000: India’s population officially reached 1 billion
In the News: Alexander County’s COVID-19 count up to 10….Second COVID death reported in Catawba County…Taylorsville man facing child-porn charges appears in court today…Wilkes County man charged with murder on Sunday…Statesville man convicted of fraud
Weather: Sunny but still chilly, high today around 65
Sports: Zion Williamson accused of accepting benefits to attend Duke…Panthers sign their #1 draft pick…The last surviving member of the Rockford Peaches dies at 101
Cam Newton
Happy Birthday: Louis Farrakhan, Eric Burdon, Mike Lupica, Martha Quinn, Cam Newton
Did you watch the not so epic Michael Jordan series on ESPN ? It was good, very good, but a little shy of great
Rest in peace Jerry Stiller and Little Richard, they both passed over the weekend. So did Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy fame
Quote of the Day: “There are some days when I think I’m going to die from an overdose of satisfaction”…Salvidor Dali (Born this day in 1904)