Wednesday, May 11th. Day 131 of 2022
It’s Eat What You Want Day. How nice would it be to have no concern with sodium, calories, fat or carbs ?
Happy Ego Awareness Day !
1812: British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated in the lobby of the British House of Commons
1910: An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana
1947: The tubeless tire is Introduced by the B F Goodrich Company
1960: Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Israeli Mossad in Argentina
1965: The Byrds made their TV debut with “Mr Tambourine Man” on NBC’s “Hullabaloo” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds
1996: After departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592. The plane crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board
2001: Attorney General John Ashcroft approved a 30-day delay of the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh
In the News: Conover Police searching for murder suspect…Hiddenite man arrested after traffic stop …Cleveland County man nabbed by Alexander County Deputies…Taylorsville man jailed in Catawba County…Early Voting continues
Weather: Tuesday was terrific, Today we repeat it !
Sports: ACHS Baseball shocked in Round I of playoffs…Lady Cougar Softball routs foe, will host Round II foe on Friday…Wilson named new Football Coach at West Iredell…Canes make a statement…Still the NBA Playoffs are less than appealing…A no-no in the majors
Happy Birthday: Louis Farrakhan, Eric Burdon, Dr Robert Jarvik, Frances Fisher, Mike Lupica, Martha Quinn, Cam Newton
Check out the Moon Sunday night https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/super-flower-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-is-coming-sunday-night-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ar-AAX52mP
Life keeps getting better for Little Tommy Brady https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33891178/tom-brady-join-fox-sports-lead-nfl-analyst-playing-career-ends
Quote of the Day: “Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon”…Edsger Dijkstra