Wednesday, April 19th. Day 109 of 2023
Happy Banana Day !
It’s Bicycle Day.
1775: The American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The “Shot Heard Round the World” took place in Concord later that day
1897: The first Boston Marathon is held
1933: President Roosevelt announces the United States will leave the gold standard
1948: The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) TV network debuts
1965: America’s first all news Radio Station WINS debuts in New York City
1982: Sally Ride is named the 1st American woman astronaut
1993: After a 51 day siege by the FBI, 76 Branch Davidians die in a fire near Waco Texas
1995: Timothy McVeigh sets-off a truck bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It kills 168 and injures 500
2011: Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners award grant to Schneider Mills…County School Board discuss closing Virtual Academy…Taylorsville man arrested on drug charges…Another shooting in Hickory…
Weather: More Sun, More Fun. High in the low to mid 80’s
Sports: Cougar Baseball, Softball and Men’s Golf get big wins on Tuesday…Braves make it 8 straight…Kershaw gets 200th win…Canes on the ice tonight…NBA Playoff chug on…Panthers say they have not told Bryce Young he’s number one
Happy Birthday: Elinor Donahue, Tim Curry, James Franco, Ashley Judd, Kate Hudson, Maria Sharapova, Troy Polamalu
It seems that very few are excited about Joe’s economy https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/18/public-pessimism-on-the-economy-hits-a-new-high-cnbc-survey-shows.html
Toddler breaches White House Security https://apnews.com/article/white-house-toddler-fence-secret-service-6ece5fc94204dbc3001457403269c28e
Word of the Day: taggant [ tag-uhnt ] A nonreactive substance added to an explosive that may be traced if the explosive is used for unlawful purposes
Quote of the Day: “If you’re going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way”… Jayne Mansfield (Born this day in 1933)