Thursday, May 18th. Day 74 of 2024
It’s Popcorn Lovers Day ! I having some while writing this…Really !
Happy Potato Chip Day !
1743: The first American town meeting was held at Boston’s Faneuil Hall
1794: Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin
1900: U.S. currency went on the gold standard with the ratification of the Gold Standard Act
1942: Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead
1964: A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald
1983: OPEC agreed to cut its oil prices by 15% for the first time in its 23-year history
2006: Mike Wallace retires from the CBS news program “60 Minutes” after 37 years
In the News: District Attorney recommends that no charges be filed against two former Town of Taylorsville employees…Alexander County Schools working on likely staff reductions…Taylorsville man charged…Double shooting in Statesville…Wife of man charged with murder in Iredell County now facing charges
Weather: Sunny and 75
Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball on the road today…Watauga’s Women play for trip to State Finals tonight…All 4 Wilkes County High Schools getting turf for Football fields…State and Wake win in ACC Tournament…Four games today in ACC…Hornets win…TPC tees-off today in Florida
Remember this while preparing your tax returns https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/tesla-paid-no-federal-income-taxes-while-paying-executives-25-billion-over-five-years-154529907.html
Disgusting https://nypost.com/2024/03/14/us-news/florida-mom-jessica-woods-tried-selling-daughter-for-500/
Happy Birthday: Michael Caine, Quincy Jones, Michael Martin Murphey, Billy Crystal, Larry Johnson, Stephen Curry, Simone Biles
Word of the Day: axiom [ ak-see-uhm ] A self-evident truth that requires no proof. A universally accepted principle or rule. First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin axiōma, from Greek: “something worthy,
Quote of the Day: “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former”…Albert Einstein (Born this day in 1879)