Wednesday, May 3rd. Day 124 of 2023
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It’s Wear Two Different Colored Shoes Day
Happy Paranormal Day
1802: Washington D.C. is incorporated as a city
1921: West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax in the US
1921: Ireland is partitioned under British law creating Northern Ireland
1937: Margaret Mitchell wins the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Gone With The Wind”
1957: Walter O’Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. The Dodgers and the Giants would move to the west coast in 1958
1991: The final episode of Dallas airs on CBS
1999: Oklahoma City is hit with an F5 Tornado. Winds are recorded at over 300 miles per hour. 45 people are killed and over 600 are injured
2020: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says China is responsible for the spread and severity of COVID-19 and should be held accountable. Dems scoffed then but not so much now
In the News: Man charged with indecent liberties in Alexander County…County Commissioners approve False Fire Alarm Ordinance…Five arrested, one still at large in larceny investigation in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman arrested after missing court…Taylorsville man arrested on Tuesday…Hiddenite man taken into custody…Two Iredell County men charged with arson
Weather: Some clouds early, Sunshine takes over but still cool and WINDY
Sports: Cougar Baseball advance to Conference Tournament Final…AC Softball will play in semi-final on Thursday…Canes begin Round II against New Jersey tonight…A.D leads the Lakers…Braves fillet the Fish…Rays stay hot…Will High School Athletes be paid in North Carolina ?
Happy Birthday: Frankie Valli, Greg Gumbel, Christopher Cross, Christina Hendricks, Eric Church, Cheryl Burke, Brooks Koepka
Being Lonely is not good for your health https://apnews.com/article/surgeon-general-loneliness-334450f7bb5a77e88d8085b178340e19
Kevin Costner’s wife wants a divorce https://pagesix.com/2023/05/02/kevin-costners-wife-files-for-divorce-after-18-years-of-marriage/?_gl=1*4kxj42*_ga*MTIxNDUxNDk0OS4xNTczMDc3NDI0*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY4MzEwNjQ0OC4xMTguMC4xNjgzMTA2NDQ4LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.87195672.1029049966.1683106450-1214514949.1573077424
Word of the Day: paranormal [ par-uh-nawr-muhl ] Of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation. Beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding
Quote of the Day: “Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil”…Golda Meir (Born this day in 1898)