Wednesday, April 17th. Day 108 of 2024
It’s Banana Day !
Happy Ford Mustang Day and Kickball Day !
1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church
1865: Mary Surratt was arrested as a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination
1947: Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers got his first Major League hit, a bunt single
1964 Ford Mustang
1969: Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy
1970: Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely after an on-board accident with an oxygen tank
1993: Two Los Angeles police officers convicted in federal court of violating Rodney King’s civil rights and sentenced to prison, while two others are acquitted
2021: Global COVID-19 death toll passes three million
In the News: Body found in Caldwell County waterway…Alexander County School staff cuts underway due to budget crisis…Search for new Superintendent drags on…Majority of Wilkes County Commissioner ask Board Member to resign, he says no…Man and woman arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed…State Board suspends Newton Dentist
Weather: Clouds take over but still warm
Sports: Cougar Softball wallops Watauga…AC Women’s Soccer beats South Caldwell…Cougar Baseball loses tough one…Canes will play NY Islanders in Round I of Playoffs…Braves win again in Houston but loses Ozzie for a while…Less than sizzling NBA Play-In games begin
Happy Birthday: Olivia Hussey, Sean Bean, Boomer Esiason, Jennifer Garner, Victoria Beckham
Hail to the Queen Bee https://www.yahoo.com/news/queen-bumblebees-surprise-scientists-surviving-002253586.html
The last days of OJ https://apnews.com/article/oj-simpson-attorney-estate-goldman-brown-vegas-1dc7c324bfd8add6006c8954e15e664a
Word of the Day: wrath [ rath ] Strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire. Vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
Quote of the Day: “We’re all controlled neurotics”… Harry Reasoner (Born this day in 1923