Thursday, April 20th. Day 110 of 2023
It’s High Five Day ! Legend says Los Angeles Dodgers Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke “High Fived” in 1977. I think it was done before
1775: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord
1902: Pierre and Marie Curie isolate the radioactive element Radium
Fenway Park
1916: Wrigley Field hosts it’s first Chicago Cubs game. It’s 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
In the News: Alexander County School Board would like to sell old Wittenburg School property…County Building Inspections Office closed today for system upgrade…Hickory Police searching for shooting suspects…Man jailed for resisting arrest in Alexander County
Weather: Sunny and Warm
Sports: Cougar Softball extends winning streak, AC Baseball has streak halted…Gant named new Cougar Men’s Basketball Coach…Big changes coming NC High School Athletics…Canes win in Ot…Braves see streak end in San Diego…NFL Draft is one week from tonight
Happy Birthday: Ryan O’Neal, Doyle Lawson, Steve Spurrier, Jessica Lange, Don Mattingly, Carmen Electra, Luke Kuechly
Word of the Day: rort [ rawrt ] A rowdy, usually drunken party
Big Gator in Philly ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/04/19/Philadelphia-alligator-Big-Mack/8781681933281/
Quote of the Day: “Most human beings are quite likeable if you do not see too much of them”…Robert Wilson Lynd (Born this day in 1879)