Tuesday, May 7th. Day 128 of 2024
It’s National Teacher Day ! Teachers Rock and always will
1718: The city of New Orleans is founded. The town needs a bath
1915: A German U Boat sinks the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans
1945: Germany signs the unconditional surrender document ending the war with the United States other allies except the Soviet Union. The surrender to the Soviet came a couple days later
1946: Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering is founded. The company is known today as the Sony Corporation
1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers
1998: Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler
2000: Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
In the News: Storms rattle area overnight…Taylorsville Man already on Sex-Offender Registry taken into custody…Hiddenite woman jailed again…Troutman woman charged in stabbing incident…Morganton man gets Federal Prison time for trafficking meth…High Speed chase in Watauga County
Weather: Clouds to start. Some sunshine this afternoon
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball host State Playoff Game tonight…AC Baseball opens playoffs at South Caldwell…Cougar Golf hosts West 4A Regional today at Brushy Mt Golf Club…Canes must win tonight in the Garden…Wolves have Nuggets down 2-0…Phillies and Twins keep rolling
Happy Birthday: Thelma Houston, Bill Kreutzmann, Traci Lords, Robbie Knievel, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Alex Smith
Social Security and Medicare running out of money https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/ar-BB1lTBYP
Ric Flair asked to leave restaurant https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ric-flair-asked-leave-restaurant-205308048.html
Word of the Day: onus [ oh-nuhs ] Burden or obligation. An assinged task. Burden of proof. Blame or responsibility. From Latin meaning load or burden. Sentence- “The onus is on one man to decide”
Quote of the Day: “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific”… Lily Tomlin