Thursday, April 28th. Day 118 of 2022
It’s Global Pay Forward Day ! Do it at the drive-thru, pay for the person’s order behind you
Happy Shrimp Scampi Day ! Yummy
1789: Known as “The Mutiny on the Bounty” Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against its captain William Bligh in the South Pacific
1881: Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Lincoln, New Mexico
1923: Wembly Stadium opens in London
1957: WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte begins broadcasting
1965: US marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until October 1966
1967: Muhammad Ali refuses induction into Army and is stripped of boxing title
1987: Two days after the Chernobal Nuclear accident, Soviet TV admits it happened
1987: NBA announces expansion to Charlotte and Miami
2011: The Carolina Panther take Auburn QB Cam Newton with the first pick in the NFL Draft
In the News: Early Voting for May Primary begins today…Whisnant retiring as Alexander County Consolidated Human Services…Three arrested in major meth haul in Hiddenite…Claremont woman nabbed for drug trafficking…Three county chase ends in Iredell County…Man charged with assaulting staff at Hickory hospital
Weather: Sunshine, High around 72
Sports: Cougar Baseball drops close one in Charlotte…AC Softball hosts McDowell this evening…NFL Draft tonight, Panther owner breaks silence…Tar Heels get major Hoop recruit…Canes play in regular season finale tonight…Two NBA Playoff Series end Wednesday night
Happy Birthday: Ann Margret, Bruno Kirby, Jay Leno, Mary McDonnell, Elena Kagan, John Daly, Penélope Cruz, Jessica Alba
Do you take daily medication for high blood pressure ? https://www.thenationalnews.com/health/2022/04/26/twice-yearly-injection-could-replace-daily-tablets-to-treat-high-blood-pressure/
Ford unveils their first electric pickup https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-celebrates-rollout-f-150-131602079.html
That cellphone might not be the best thing https://www.studyfinds.org/cell-phone-radiation-alzheimers/
Sage Steele is suing ESPN https://nypost.com/2022/04/27/sage-steele-suing-espn-over-suspension-for-vaccine-comments/
Quote of the Day: “I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends”…Walt Whitman