Monday, April 26th. Day 116 of 2021
It’s Pretzel Day
Happy Hug An Aussie Day
1865: John Wilkes Booth was killed by Federal Cavalry
1921: Weather broadcasts were heard for the first time on radio
1933: The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established
1964: The Boston Celtics won their sixth consecutive NBA title. They won two more before the streak ended
1986: A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union The melt-down creates the world’s worst nuclear disaster https://apnews.com/article/travel-kyiv-ukraine-accidents-business-05cf7f5b9affc0e2e88739f4d070c7fe
2018: Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault
In the News: Child found dead in Western Iredell County…1 person airlifted from Stony Point crash on Sunday…County Commissioners have busy agenda for tonight’s meeting…COVID-19 update…Man in custody charged with murder of 7-year old in Hickory…Taylorsville man charged with assault with a deadly weapon…Wilkesboro man convicted of nearly 60 child-sex crimes…Lenoir man cited for threatening a court official
Weather: Tons of Sun to start the week
Sports: Cougar Baseball season begins Tuesday…Another area high school looking for football coach…NFL Draft is Thursday…Mad Bum too much for the Braves…A’s winning streak over at 13…Padres rally to beat the Dodgers…Kaselowski takes Talledega…Hornets beat the Celtics
Happy Birthday: Carol Burnett, Maurice Williams, Bobby Rydell, Gary Wright, Melania Trump, Kevin James, Aaron Judge
Maybe a dollar is worth a lot more than we suspected https://apnews.com/article/oddities-lifestyle-business-sports-22b63923d435c4ded5f15574b856a2ad
How often do you talk to yourself ? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/apr/25/talking-to-yourself-a-good-antidote-to-loneliness-or-the-sign-of-a-real-problem
Quote of the Day: “We have two lives the one we learn with and the life we live after that”… Bernard Malamud (Born this day in 1914)