Tuesday, April 21st. Day 111 of 2026
It’s Tea Day !
Happy Kindergarten Day
1865: Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train leaves Washington
1918: WWI Ace Manfred von Richthofen “The Red Baron”, is shot down and killed in France
1956: “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley goes #1
1967: Joseph Stalin’s daughter Svetlana arrives in New York after defecting from the Soviet Union
1977: “Annie” opens on Broadway
1982: The Atlanta Braves win their 13th straight game to open the season
1995: The FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh and charge him with the Oklahoma City bombing
2019: Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is elected President in a landslide
2021: The Manhattan, NY District Attorney’s office announces it will no longer prosecute prostitution, dismissing 914 open cases
News: Catawba County Schools will merge…Taylorsville Town Council to hold work session this afternoon…Kincaid Upholstery back in family control…Unemployment takes uptick in latest state figures…Man caught with 10 pipe bombs remains in Alexander County Jail…Stony Point man busted by Iredell Deputies…Taylorsville man facing assault charges…Statesville Minister shot and killed
Weather: Sunny and 72. Back in the 80’s on Wednesday
Sports: Cougar Baseball, Softball, Women’s Soccer and Men’s Tennis all at home today…AC Football begins Spring drills…Canes win a marathon…Dodgers and Braves keep winning…Phillies drop 6th straight…Panthers re-sign a pair of receivers
Happy Birthday: Iggy Pop, Patti LuPone, Tony Danza, Andie MacDowell, Rob Riggle, James McAvoy, Tony Romo
Word of the Day: Hilo [hee-loh] seaport on the east coast of the Island of Hawaii in southeastern Hawaii, the island’s largest city with a population of 45,000 in the 2020 census.
Quote of the Day: “It’s a match made in heaven…by a retarded angel.”… Woody Allen