Monday, April 28. Day 118 of 2025
It’s Pay it Forward Day
1789: Known as “The Mutiny on the Bounty” Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh in the South Pacific
1881: Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Lincoln, New Mexico
1923: Wembley Stadium opens in London
1957: WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte begins broadcasting
1965: US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
1967: Muhammad Ali refuses induction into Army and is stripped of boxing title
1987: Two days after the Chernobal Nuclear accident, Soviet TV admits it happened
1987: NBA announces expansion to Charlotte and Miami
2011: The Carolina Panthers select Auburn QB Cam Newton with the first pick in the NFL Draft
In the News: Former Alexander County Manager Herms takes position in Valdese…Taylorsville fugitive captured…Alexander County man facing felony counts in Iredell County…Taylorsville P:arole Absconder taken into custody…Hickory woman charged with trafficking heroin
Weather: Sunny and 80 to start the week
Sports: AC Softball wins 20th straight on Friday and they start Conference Tournament play later this week…Cougar Baseball get #2 seed in Conference Tournament…Canes up 3 but Freddie leaves game with injury…NBA Playoffs continue to underwhelm…Cindric takes the flag at Talladega…To me the Panthers underperformed in the draft
Happy Birthday: Ann Margret, Bruno Kirby, Jay Leno, Mary McDonnell, Elena Kagan, John Daly, Penélope Cruz, Jessica Alba
A story you should hear https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/story/_/id/44700622/nfl-draft-2025-prospect-jack-bech-tiger-new-orleans-attack
Word of the Day: fermentation [ fur-men-tey-shuhn ] The act of fermenting which is a change brought about as yeast enzymes, which convert grape sugar into ethyl alcohol. From English and Latin. “The wine was such a delight the host proposed a toast to fermentation.”
Quote of the Day: “Folks don’t like to have somebody around knowing more than they do”…Born this day in 1926)