It’s Thursday May 6th. Day 126 of 2021
It’s Password Day. How many different ones do you have ? I starting counting and gave up at 7
1851: The mechanical Refrigerator was patented this day by Dr John Gorrie
1889: The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public
1937: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed
1954: Roger Bannister of England becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes
1997: The Hartford Whalers announce they will move to North Carolina. Later the team was named the Hurricanes
1997: Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees are inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
2006: The last survivor of the Titanic dies. Lillian Asplund was 99. She was 5 at the time of the sinking
In the News: Taylorsville Town Board mulling budget…Only two new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday in Alexander County…Maiden man gets at least 18 years in prison for second-degree murder…Conover man arrested in Alexander County, charged with felony larceny…Taylorsville woman charged with insurance fraud…Alexander County woman held without bond…Funeral service for two Watauga County Deputies murdered last week is scheduled for this afternoon
Weather: Sunshine but somewhat cooler today
Sports: Cougar Baseball gets first win of season…Alexander Central Football schedule is released…No means no for Baltimore pitcher…Braves slam Washington again…Yanks ride Stanton bat…Crawdads lose on road…Canes play at home this evening…Big PGA event tees-off in Charlotte
Happy Birthday: – Willie Mays, Bob Seger, Tony Blair, Tom Bergeron, Roma Downey, George Clooney, Jason Witten, Chris Paul
I like it, Cooper will never do it here though https://www.fox5ny.com/news/montana-to-end-extra-unemployment-pay-due-to-worker-shortage
Felling a bit less than chipper ? Maybe you’re pregnant https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-travel-oddities-60fb385e93f1aa75d616bcc4db27a3b8
Turn on the Radio at 5pm for Ask Harbinson and Brzykcy. Pastor Jamie Steele of the East Taylorsville Baptist Church will be in the studio to discus his congregation’s efforts to held the victims of last November’s flooding
Quote of the Day: “Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock”… Sigmund Freud (Born this day in 1856)