Tuesday, May 9th. Day 129 of 2023
Happy Moscato Day !
It’s Lost Sock Memorial Day. Somewhere they’re hiding
1865: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation declaring armed resistance in the South is virtually at an end; this is the commonly accepted end date of the American Civil War
1914: President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Mother’s Day
1941: The German submarine U-110 is captured by the Royal Navy. On board is the latest Enigma machine which Allied cryptographers later use to break coded German messages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine
1960: The US becomes the first nation to legalize a birth control pill
1974: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon
2017: President Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey
2020: The COVID-19 virus causes the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, the worst since the Great Depression. The unemployment rate had been the lowest since WWII prior to the pandemic
In the News: Victim of fatal Alexander County fire is identified…Congressman Patrick McHenry will hold office hours in Taylorsville today…Walker retiring rom Hiddenite Center…Stony Point man facing felony drug charge…Taylorsville woman placed in custody…Two fatal drug overdoses during month of April in Alexander County…Morganton man charged with placing two pipe-bombs at Hickory church
Weather: Sunny and Warm today, High near 85
Sports: Lady Cougar Soccer downs South Caldwell…Alexander Central Softball and Baseball host 1st Round Playoff games tonight…Cougar Golf hosts 4A West Regional today…Canes skate in New Jersey tonight…Lakers put Warriors on brink…Pirates end losing streak…Rays keep winning
Happy Birthday: James L Brooks, Candice Bergen, Billy Joel, John Corbett, Steve Yzerman, Alley Mills, Rosario Dawson, Audrina Patridge
Big changes coming to HICKORY DAILY RECORD, here’s hoping it works https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/your-expanded-hickory-daily-record-coming-soon/article_4141e94c-eac2-11ed-a895-9fc0a4d898d5.html
Pasta ends up in New Jersey stream https://apnews.com/article/pasta-dump-old-bridge-new-jersey-48ff3c58ea645d9bf15ad8591623541d
Word of the Day: pervicacious [ pur-vi-key-shuhs ] Extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn. Sentence- When the dog walker wanted to change direction, the pervicacious Yorkie dug her nails into the ground and glared
Quote of the Day: “Imagination is the highest kite one can fly”…Lauren Bacall