Wednesday, April 27th. Day 117 of 2022
It’s Prime Rib Day
1861: President Abraham Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
1880: The first electrical Hearing Aid is patented
1965: RC Duncan patents “Pampers” disposable diapers. Motherhood became a little easier
1981: Xerox introduces the Computer Mouse
1986: Soviet authorities order the evacuation of the city of Pripyat (pop. 50,000) 1 day after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. It’s still abandoned and forbidden
2018: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea agree to officially end Korean War
2020: Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 pass 3 million with the death toll at 205,000. US has 1/3 of all new cases
In the News: Early Voting for the May Primary begins Thursday…Taylorsville man given prison time…Federal Marshalls say murder suspect in Burke County is gang affiliated…Claremont man arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man wins Lottery Jackpot
Weather: Sunny and Breezy. High around 70
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball rides Carrigan’s arm and bat to win at Hibriten…Cougar Baseball travels to Charlotte today to battle undefeated Providence…Canes clinch division…NBA Playoffs have yet to tingle me…Panther GM tells Darnold to expect a QB to be obtained…NASCAR driver headed to sensitivity training
Happy Birthday: Kate Pierson, Ace Frehley, George Gervin, Herman Edwards, Sheena Easton, Austin Dillon, Corey Seagar
The Veep has COVID. Hard to figure the way people try to stay away from her https://nypost.com/2022/04/26/vice-president-kamala-harris-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
Harvard to pay for slavery https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/harvard-pledges-100-million-to-atone-for-role-in-slavery/
Strange to get a text message from Duke Energy that my power is off when you’re home and the power is on
Quote of the Day: “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor”… Ulysses S. Grant (Born this day in 1812)