Tuesday, May 19th. Day 139 of 2026
It’s Devil’s Food Cake Day
1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason
1935: The NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936
1973: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54, fastest Preakness race ever
1974: Erno Rubik invented the puzzle that became known as the Rubik’s Cube
1989: The Dow Jones Average passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1
2006: Apple opens their first retail stores
2018: American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry at a ceremony in Windsor Castle, making her a member of the British royal family
2021: World’s largest iceberg at 1,667-square-miles breaks off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica
News: Hickory man busted on felony fentanyl charge by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Hiddenite man indicted by Catawba County Grand Jury…Taylorsville man jailed for violating parole
Weather: Sunny and Hot !
Sports: Alexander Central Baseball hosts South Caldwell in Game I of West Region Final tonight, we’ll be on the air for every pitch…Former Cougar gets Pitcher of the Week Award…Lake Norman QB getting offers from everybody…It will be Carolina vrs Montreal in NHL Eastern Conference Final…Wemby leads the Spurs over OKC…The Fish blow-out the Braves…Phillies stay hot
Happy Birthday: David Hartman, Pete Townshend, Grace Jones, Archie Manning, Phil Rudd, Bill Laimbeer, Dario Franchitti, Lainey Wilson
Coach Pete Hardee will join me live this morning at 7:45. We’ll talk about that 13 inning root canal last Friday and preview the Regional Series against you know who !
Word of the Day: calico [kal-i-koh] plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side, animal (horse) having a spotted or particolored coat. The word comes from Calcutta, the city in India. “The calico colt ran free on the green pasture.”
Quote of the Day: “Only one man ever understood me, and he didn’t understand me.” Johann Gottlieb Fichte