Wednesday, May 17th. Day 137 of 2023
1792: The New York Stock Exchange is formed
1875: Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby
1900: The children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published
1932: Congress changed the name “Porto Rico” to “Puerto Rico”
1954: The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. It outlaws racial segregation in public schools
1973: The Watergate hearings begin in the US Senate
1996: President Clinton signed a measure requiring neighborhood notification when sex offenders move in. Megan’s Law was named for 7-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed in 1994
2004: The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts
In the News: Representative Elmore gets earful in meeting Alexander County educators…County Commissioners considering budget with 12 cent tax cut…Man dies after Wilkes County crash…Taylorsville woman gets 90 days in jail…Hiddenite man facing charges in two counties…Hickory man charged with forcible sex offense
Weather: Clouds for sure but very slight chance of rain today
Sports: Alexander Central vrs South Caldwell Playoff Game suspended…Denver beats the Lakers…Hornets almost get really lucky…Canes return to ice Thursday…Rangers beat Braves…Judge goes deep again…Mets in swoon
Happy Birthday: Sugar Ray Leonard, Simon Fuller, Craig Ferguson, Danny Manning, Hubert Davis, Matt Ryan, Nikki Reed
Word of the Day: ferhoodle [ fer-hood-l ] To confuse… Ferhoodle is adapted from verhuddle, “to tangle, confuse,” in Pennsylvania Dutch, a dialect of German
Figure Skater running for Congress https://apnews.com/article/sarah-hughes-olympic-skater-congress-c9cbb47f0674c0f8be863b93946a1f59?utm_source=ForYou&utm_medium=HomePage&utm_id=Taboola
Quote of the Day: “I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell”… Harry S Truman