Monday, May 17th. Day 137 of 2021
It’s Work From Home Day. I do a lot of work at home, COVID has nothing to do with it
1792: The New York Stock Exchange is formed
1875: Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby
1900: The children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published
1932: Congress changed the name “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico”
1954: The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. It outlaws racial segregation in public schools
1973: The Watergate hearings begin
1996: President Clinton signed a measure requiring neighborhood notification when sex offenders move in. Megan’s Law was named for 7-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed in 1994
2004: The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts
In the News: Suspects remains at large after being charged in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed for assault with a deadly weapon…Statesville man jailed on drug charges in Alexander County…Alexander Sheriff’s Office charge Granite Falls man
Weather: Clouds to start the week
Sports: Patriots too much for Lady Cougars…8 make All-Conference…Troup, there it is !…Canes begin quest for cup tonight…Hornets end regular season
The following people are one day older: Ronald Wayne, Sugar Ray Leonard, Bob Saget, Simon Fuller, Craig Ferguson, Danny Manning, Hubert Davis, Matt Ryan, Nikki Reed
The tiger roaming Houston streets is now in captivity https://abcnews.go.com/US/tiger-houston-neighborhood-found-week-searching-legal-wrangling/story?id=77717441
And another cat story https://apnews.com/article/chicago-fires-cats-oddities-ace1e27da9f6d6c642feb7238da6ce5d
We should take pride in our Lady Cougar Softball team. No, they didn’t bring back State Title #11 this weekend but the future is bright, we’ll be back. Love those girls !
Quote of the Day: “Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you”…John Wooden