Wednesday, April 16th. Day 106 of 2025
It’s Librarian Day and Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day
Happy Banana Day!
1818: The Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border
1905: Andrew Carnegie donated $10,000,000 to establish the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
1929: The Cleveland Indians become the first Major League team to wear numbers on their jersey
1940: Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitches a Perfect Game against the Chicago White Sox on opening day of the Major League Baseball Season
1961: Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism
1962: Walter Cronkite began anchoring “The CBS Evening News”
1999: Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement from the National Hockey League
2007: A gunman kills 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech University then takes his own life
2008: The Supreme Court rules that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment
In the News: Still no update on status of County Manager Todd Herms… Lenoir-Rhyne names new President…County and Town offices will close on Friday…Florida parole absconder arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man arrested on felony drug charge…
Weather: Sunny and Windy. Maybe 70 this afternoon
Sports: Alexander Central Softball wins 18th straight…Cougar Baseball wins…Alexander Central Women\s Soccer victorious…Canes at Montreal this evening…Golden State and Orlando win NBA Play-in games…More pathetic NBA play-ins tonight…Braves lose, will play matinee this afternoon…Cubs cool the Padres…Reds win 4th straight
Happy Birthday: Bobby Vinton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Belichick, Bruce Bochy, Ellen Barkin, Jon Cryer, Martin Lawrence, Sadie Sink
The “Magic Number’ to retire is https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/america-magic-number-retirement-lower-130100391.html
Word of the Day: telekinesis [ tel-i-ki-nee-sis ] The production of motion in objects (as by a spiritualistic medium) without contact or other physical means. Tele is Greek meaning far-off. Some researchers believe in the existence of telekinesis (also known as psychokinesis), most scientists believe that any reported experiences have been the result of fraud, wishful thinking, or naturally explainable events.
Quote of the Day: “ The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill”…Peter Ustinov (Born this day in 1921)