Tuesday, May 24th. Day 144 of 2022
Happy Brothers Day !
1775: John Hancock is unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress
1830: “Mary Had A Little Lamb” by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published
1844: Samuel Morse taps out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first telegraph message
1883: After 14 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge opens to traffic
1935: The Cincinatti Reds beat Philadelphia in the fist night game in Major League History
1994: Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison
2000: Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation
2004: North Korea bans cell phones for the majority of their citizens
In the News: Wilkes County man killed in Bethlehem crash…Claremont man dies in Catawba County mishap…Man arrested overnight on assault charges in Alexander County…Boone man arrested for convenience store robbery…Taylorsville woman jailed…Taylorsville Town Board meets today
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Weather: Clouds aplenty, some showers possible
Sports: Alexander Central dominates All-Conference teams in Baseball and Softball…Boston pulls even with Miami in NBA slumberfest…Canes need a win on the road tonight…Braves lose to Phils…Yanks fall despite two homers by Aaron Judge…Washington Commanders (terrible nickname) might be relocating to Virginia
Happy Birthday: Tommy Chong, Bob Dylan, Gary Burghoff, Patti LaBelle, Priscilla Presley, Rosanne Cash, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joe Dumars, John C. Reilly, Rich Robinson
Beware, the Monkeypox ! https://abcnews.go.com/Health/confirmed-presumptive-monkeypox-cases-us-government-releasing-vaccines/story?id=84919968
Joe’s gloomy economy is breaking us all, even the wealthiest https://nypost.com/2022/05/23/worlds-50-richest-people-have-lost-half-a-trillion-dollars-this-year/
Gas still going up by the way
Quote of the Day: “She was married when we first met, soon to be divorced. I helped her out of a jam I guess but I used a little too much force. We drove that car as far as we could…Abandoned it out west…split up on a dark sad night, both agreeing it was best. She turned around to look at me as I was walkin’ away, I heard her say over my shoulder, we’ll meet again some day on the avenue…Tangled up in Blue”… Bob Dylan ( 81 today)