Monday, April 20th. Day 110 of 2026
It’s Lima Bean respect Day. I like them so Respect I have
It’s Allergies Awareness Week. Why are your eyes watering ?
1775: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord
1902: Pierre and Marie Curie isolate the radioactive element Radium
1912: Fenway Park in Boston host it’s first Red Sox game
1916: Wrigley Field hosts it’s first Chicago Cubs game. It was then called Weeghman Park
1971: The Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools
1999: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado
2010: The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months
2021: Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota. The death touched off protests and violence nationwide
2023: SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight.
News: Stony Point man busted while in possession of homemade bombs…Lincolnton made charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug charges in Catawba County…Alexander County Commissioners hold budget work session this afternoon…Will it happen tonight, Catawba County Commissioners consider merging Hickory City, Newton-Conover City and Catawba County Schools
Weather: Chilly start. Sunny and 68 with low humidity and gusty winds. NO BURNING !!!
Sports: Cougar Baseball clinches Conference Regular Season Title…Softball wins Friday night and Saturday…Canes open quest for cup with win on Saturday, host Game II tonight…Taylorsville Michael Bumgarner wins twice Saturday at Hickory Motor Speedway
Happy Birthday: Ryan O’Neal, Doyle Lawson, Steve Spurrier, Jessica Lange, Don Mattingly, Carmen Electra, Luke Kuechly
Paul Revere’s epic ride to be reenacted today https://apnews.com/article/boston-american-revolution-paul-revere-9dc55a418a379a984bfd08a3c7a408b0
Life Jacket from The Titanic sells at auction https://apnews.com/article/titanic-sinking-life-jacket-auction-8b435e9092435b0d7fe719f04017b1d2
Word of the Day: Nova Scotia [noh-vuh skoh-shuh] A peninsula and province in SE Canada, located on the nation’s east coast. With an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2025. The capital and largest city is Halifax, which is home to over 45% of the province’s population. Latin for “New Scotland”
Quote of the Day: “Young people need models, not critics.”… John Wooden (Born this day in 1910)