Thursday, April 23. Day 113 of 2026
It’s National Picnic Day. Teach Your Children to Save Day, Cherry Cheesecake Day and Email Day
1635: The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston
1879: Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame. The fire leads to construction of the Main Building with its golden dome
1954: Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits his first Major League Home Run
1968: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university
1984: Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler announced that researchers had found what was believed to be the virus that causes AIDS; the infectious agent was later named HIV
1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. That was a big Woops !
2005: YouTube is launched online
News: Two men charged after murder Tuesday night in Stony Point…Man killed while crossing roadway on mower in Lincoln County…A section of US 64 will close today in Caldwell County…Taylorsville woman miffs Superior Court Judge and pays the price…Surry County man charged by Taylorsville Police…Stony Point man jailed after allegedly abusing 911 system…17-year-old charged will pulling knife on Iredell Deputy…It’s MerleFest Time !
Weather: Sunny and 82
Sports: Davis sets School record and Lady Cougars roll…Vegas Raider on the clock, NFL Draft begins tonight…Canes up 2-0 play in Canada tonight…Mets end 12 game skid…Phillies losing streak reaches 8…Braves win
Happy Birthday: Lee Majors, Blair Brown, Valerie Bertinelli, George Lopez, John Cena, Melina Kanakaredes, Andruw Jones, Jaime King
Chernobyl today, some haunting photos https://apnews.com/photo-essay/ukraine-chernobyl-nuclear-russia-soviet-union-photo-essay-2bcb2a72cf3989ec93e2e36f3080c293
Word of the Day: Delmarva [del-mahr-vuh] A peninsula between Chesapeake and Delaware bays including most of Delaware and those parts of Maryland and Virginia East of the Chesapeake Bay. “We spent a nice weekend on the Delmarva Peninsula.”
Quote of the Day: “If music be the food of love, play on.”… William Shakespeare (Born this day in 1564)