Thursday, May 8th. Day 128 of 2025
It’s World Donkey Day
1794: The United States Post Office was established
1886: Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented what would later be called “Coca-Cola”
1945: President Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe
1953: At a meeting in Greensboro, The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is formed
1956: Alfred E. Neuman appeared on the cover of “Mad Magazine” for the first time
1970: The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album, “Let It Be”
1973: A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants
1980: World Health Organization announces smallpox has been eradicated
2018: President Trump pulls the US out of the Iran nuclear deal
In the News: Hickory woman gets prison time for 2024 crash that killed Taylorsville man…Taylorsville Police arrests Fugitive from Ohio…Brookford Police Chief indicted for destroying evidence…Taaylorsville Town Council holds Public Hearing on Budget…Alexander Central High School Principal will move to District Administration…Wilkes County Commissioners cancel contract of Wilkes Rescue Squad
Weather: Partly Sunny and 80. Showers likely by the evening hours
Sports: AC Women’s Soccer blanks Freedom…Lady Cougar Softball can’t look past Davie County in Round II…Canes try to go up 2-0 tonight in DC…Celtics falter again…OKC destroys Denver…Braves miss change to get to .500…Mets and Dodgers keep winning
Happy Birthday: : David Attenborough, Toni Tennille, Billy Burnette, Bill Cowher, Melissa Gilbert, Bobby Labonte, Enrique Iglesias
Word of the Day: Baja California [ bah-hah kal-uh-fawr-nyuh ] A narrow peninsula in northwestern Mexico between the Gulf of California and the Pacific. The peninsula became a Mexican State in 1952.
Quote of the Day: “Some people say funny things, but I say things funny”… Don Rickles (Born this Day in 1926)