* * * * * F R I D A Y * * * ** A P R I L 23rd * * * * * D A Y 113 of 2018 * * * * *
The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in 1635
1879: Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome
1914: First baseball game played at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago
Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke in 1985. The reaction from the public is anything but positive and the old formula returns
YouTube is launched in 2005
In the News: Repair Work on Highway 127 Bridge in Bethlehem is underway…Early Voting for May Primary resumes today at Board of Elections Office..Highway Patrol Trooper struck in Ashe County…Man charged with Meth Possession and Resisting Arrest in Lenoir
Wet start to the new week
Sports: Cougar Baseball, Softball, and Women’s Soccer roll on Senior Night… Cavs pull even…Spurs avoid elimination…Pens advance to Round II…Kyle Busch hits the trifecta…Baseball has set a record for rain-outs…It’s Draft Week in NFL
Happy Birthday: Lee Majors, Blair Brown, Valerie Bertinelli, George Lopez, Melina Kanakaredes, Andruw Jones
Valerie Bertinelli
Melina Kanakaredes
The World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 117. Another Japanese woman is now the oldest, she is also 117
Mini-Me has passed. Verne Troyer was 49
Some more Free Food all week on the Radio. Ellendale Elementary School is having a Chicken Dinner Fundraiser on Friday and we’re giving away tickets !
The Bard