Thursday, May 26th. Day 146 of 2022
It’s Paper Airplane Day
Happy Blueberry Cheesecake Day !
1868: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in the Senate by one vote during his impeachment trial
1897: “Dracula” by Irish author Bram Stoker is published
1927: The Ford Motor Company produces the last (and 15th million) Model T
1959: Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings and loses in 13th
1967: The Beatles release “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
1978: The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey
2004: The New York Times publishes admission of journalistic failings and flawed reportingduring buildup to 2003 Iraq War helped promote belief that Iraq possessed large stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction
2021: Amazon says it will buy film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $8.45 billion
In the News: Taylorsville man charged with church embezzlement…Town of Taylorsville residents can expect increase in fees for water…Driver in fatal collision in Catawba County facing charges…Claremont man facing kidnapping charges
Weather: Clouds rule again, warmer with a high of 78
Sports: Zach Brzykcy wins again in the minors…ACHS offering Summer Sports Camps…Canes at home tonight…Boston a win away from NBA Finals…Braves beat Phillies
Happy Birthday: Brent Musburger, Stevie Nicks, Philip Michael Thomas, Hank Williams Jr, Genie Francis, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Kravitz, Helena Bonham Carter
This is how the Texas gunman got his weapons https://nypost.com/2022/05/25/how-texas-shooter-salvador-ramos-bought-guns-hatched-sinister-plans/
Quote of the Day: “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway”…John Wayne (Born this day in 1907)