Tuesday, May 26th. Day 146 of 2026
It’s Paper Airplane Day, Blueberry Cheesecake Day and World Redhead Day
Boo ! It’s Dracula Day !
1868: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in the Senate by one vote during his impeachment trial
1897: “Dracula” by Irish author Bram Stoker is published
1927: The Ford Motor Company produces the last (and 15th million) Model T
1959: Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings and loses in 13th
1967: The Beatles release “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
1978: The first legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey
1998: The Supreme Court rules Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York
2004: The New York Times publishes admission of false reporting
2021: Amazon says it will buy film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for $8.45 billion
News: 17-year-old has been charged with striking two Conover Police Officers at traffic stop…Vehicle crashes into Burke county Church…Three Alexander County men arrested on Drug charges by Sheriff’s Office
Weather: Clouds and Showers, maybe another Boomer
Sports: Summer Athletic Camps start soon at Alexander Central…Canes go overtime again but it was worth it…Knicks put Cavs to sleep…A No-hitter in Baseball overnight…UNC, NC State, Wake Forest and East Carolina make NCAA Baseball Playoffs
Happy Birthday: Brent Musburger, Stevie Nicks, Philip Michael Thomas, Hank Williams Jr, Genie Francis, Bobcat Goldthwait, Lenny Kravitz, Helena Bonham Carter, Micah Parsons
Word of the Day: poignant [poin-yuhnt] deeply affecting, causing a strong feeling of sadness, pleasurably stimulating, being to the point. From the Latin verb Latin verb pungere, meaning “to prick or sting.” “The report did not gloss over the fact it was poignant and impactful.”
Quote of the Day: “Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.”… John Wayne (Born this day in 1906)