Tuesday, May 28th. Day 149 of 2024
It’s National Hamburger Day
1830: The Indian Removal Act which denies Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocates them is signed by President Andrew Jackson
1928: Chrysler Corporation merges with Dodge Brothers Inc
1937: Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded
1957: National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco
1987: Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German pilot, landed a private plane in Moscow’s Red Square after evading Soviet air defenses
1999: Leonardo de Vinci’s “The Last Supper” was put back on display after more than 20 years of restoration work
2002: The last steel girder is removed from the World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York City
In the News: Alexander County Board of Education expected to name Superintendent during Wednesday meeting…Taylorsville man arrested after brief chase overnight…Stony Point couple facing felony drug charges…SBI continues in investigation into Hickory shootout…
Weather: Tons of Sun, less humidity and Smiles today
Sports: Lots of Alexander Central Sports Camps mean a busy summer…UNC, NC State, ECU host NCAAA Baseball Regionals, Duke, UNCW and High Point get in too…Boston sweeps into NBA Finals…Bill Walton passes at 71…Dallas roars back and beats the Oilers…Braves woes continue…Baltimore wins 5th straight
Happy Birthday: Jerry West, Rudy Giuliani, Gladys Knight, John Fogerty, Kirk Gibson, Kylie Minogue, Marco Rubio, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Craig Kimbrel
UPS says you need a bigger mailbox https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/usps-wants-people-to-install-new-jumbo-mailboxes-heres-why/ar-BB1n0Bgu
Big changes coming to Cracker Barrel https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/cracker-barrel-ceo-says-needs-190131061.html
Word of the Day; burgeon [ bur-juhn ] To grow or develop quickly. Brimming or filled to bursting. To begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., Anglo-French. Sentence: The leaves burgeon on the branches in early spring.
Quote of the Day: “We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way” … George S. Patton