Monday, April 22nd. Day 113 of 2024
It’s Earth Day. We need to be kinder to our Rock
Happy Jelly Bean and Beagle Day. Jelly Beans and Beagles are both wonderful things
1864: The US mints a two-cent coin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-cent_piece_(United_States)
1903: NY Highlanders , now the Yankees play their first MLB game. They lose to Washington 3-1
1966: The Troggs release “Wild Thing”
1972: Apollo astronauts John Young & Charles Duke ride a vehicle on the Moon
1977: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic
2000: In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives’ home in Miami
2016: The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
In the News: Woman dies in Iredell County housefire…Section of 321 re-opens in Caldwell County…Man shot and killed in Statesville…Man takes own life after firing shots at Iredell Deputies…Taylorsville man arrested on Florida Fugitive Warrant
Weather: Sunny but cooler. High 65 today, upper 30’s tonight
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball bounces back from Friday loss with Saturday win…Canes go up 1-0…NBA Playoff underway, is anybody watching ? Riddick wins at Talladega…PGA Tour will have Monday finish at Hilton Head…Roman Gabriel passes
Happy Birthday: Jack Nicholson, Mel Carter, Peter Frampton, Ryan Stiles, Byron Allen, Marshawn Lynch
North Carolina needs to adopt a law against being stupid https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-wildlife-agency-rincident-harassment-black-bear-cubs/60541002
Kevin Bacon returns to High School https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/entertainment/kevin-bacon-footloose-payson-high-school/index.html
Word of the Day: steadfast [ sted-fast ] To be firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment. From old English meaning A combination of stead, “the place of a person,” and fast, “firmly fixed in place.”
Quote of the Day: “The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true”… J Robert Oppenheimer (Born this day in 1904)