Wednesday, April 24th. Day 115 of 2024
It’s Administrative Professionals Day. Hail to the Office Heroes !
1800: The Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation
1877: Federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans. This was the end to the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South
1898: Spain declares war after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1953: Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
1980: Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw
1990: The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope
1990: West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies
2004: The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya
In the News: Early voting for statewide 2nd Republican Primary begins Thursday…Taylorsville man back in jail again…Taylorsville woman arrested…Stony Point man jailed in Iredell County…Conover woman charged by Taylorsville Police…Hickory man arrested for kidnapping
Weather: Clouds to start. Sunshine by noon with high of 72
Sports: Great Day For AC Athletics, Softball, Baseball and Women’s Soccer all get wins…Canes return to ice Thursday on the Island…NBA Playoffs not getting traction…Expect Quarterbacks to go top 3 in Thursday’s NFL Draft
Happy Birthday: Shirley MacLaine, Barbra Streisand, Richard Sterban, Eric Bogosian, Michael O’Keefe, Cedric the Entertainer, Chipper Jones, Kelly Clarkson
At what age do you become old ? https://studyfinds.org/when-does-old-age-begin/
Look what someone found in Mississippi (learned to spell that in public school) https://www.yahoo.com/news/mississippi-man-finds-fossilized-remains-014016667.html
Word of the Day: gallimaufry [ gal-uh-maw-free ] Confusing. A jumble or hodgepodge. Busy or hectic. Sentence-Walking through the crowded market, he couldn’t help but notice the gallimaufry of sights, sounds, and smells that surrounded him.
Quote of the Day: “People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way”… A. C. Benson (Born this day in 1862)