Wednesday, April 20th. Day 111 of 2021
It’s Administrative Professionals Day. It’s socially unacceptable and politically incorrect to call them secretaries now
Happy Banana Day !
Smile at the little ones, it’s Kindergarten Day
1836: At the Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna
1918: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as “The Red Baron”, is shot down and killed in France
1977: Annie opens on Broadway
1989: Future President George W Bush is named the CEO of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club
1995: Two days after the Oklahoma City Bombing, Timoth McVeigh is arrested
2014: Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people
2016: The musician Prince is found dead in his Minnesota home. He was 57
In the News: COVID-19 death toll climbs in Alexander County…Winston Salem man jailed in Alexander County…Man arrested for felony county after Alexander Sheriff’s Office traffic stop…Woman arrested by Office of Probation and Parole…Vehicle crashes into Hickory business
Weather: The Sun will shine, the Wind will howl, and the temperatures will plunge
Sports: Cougar Golf teams, and Men’s Tennis fall against Freedom…Yankees end losing streak, beat the Braves…Canes get huge road win…Hornets lose to Knicks…Panthers add some depth on defensive line…Former LRU Women’s Basketball player alleges racism as reason she’s no longer on team
Happy Birthday: Charles Grodin, Iggy Pop, Tony Danza, Andie MacDowell, Rob Riggle, Tony Romo
Another study hails the importance of sleep https://www.wsj.com/articles/sleeping-six-hours-or-less-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk-study-finds-11618930810
Another example of our current border crisis, largely ignored by the mainstream press https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2021-04-20/border-crisis-continues-149-illegal-aliens-found-packed-tractor-trailer
How would you have reacted to this ? https://www.wral.com/snake-found-slithering-through-shelves-at-apex-target-store/19635786/
Quote of the Day: “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance”… George Bernard Shaw