Wednesday, June 2nd. Day 153 of 2021
Pound the Pavement, it’s Running Day. It’s Rotisserie Chicken Day too
1835: P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States
1896: Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph
1924: President Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States
1979: Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist nation
1997: In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later
2012: Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
In the News: Bethlehem resident named Attorney for Catawba County…Moravian Falls man facing long list of charges after arrest by Talorsville Police…Hiddenite teens arrested…Statesville man charged in Alexander County…Hickory man charged with armed robbery…
Weather: Clouds rule for the couple days. Showers develop by tonight
Sports: Cougar Baseball beats Hickory…Brzykcy gets 2nd pro win…South Caldwell names Football coach…Canes down 2-0…Nets eliminate Celtics…Yanks cool the Rays, Braves fall to Nats
Happy Birthday: Sally Kellerman, Stacy Keach, Charlie Watts, Jerry Mathers, Craig Stadler, Dennis Haysbert, Dana Carvey, Kyle Petty, Nikki Cox, Abby Wambach
Postage increasing https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/05/28/USPS-postage-rates/9381622237623/
Could living near a busy highway be bad for your health ? https://www.studyfinds.org/living-on-busy-road-could-trigger-parkinsons-disease/
It bums me that the Canes are in a 0-2 hole
Quote of the Day: “The biggest thrill you can have is to tell people one of your songs, and have them be able to hum it”… Marvin Hamlisch (Born this day in 1944)