05/29 Daily Eagle

Happy Thursday, EAGLE NATION!!!!!! Think positive thoughts, and positive things will start happening.  It is a BIG day for Eagle Nation.  The Track and Field Teams travel to Waterford for Sectionals.  The Varsity Softball team takes on #23 State-ranked Stillwater in the Sectional Finals at 5:00 p.m. at Luther Forest in Malta.  The Modified Baseball and Softball teams have their last games of the season tonight.  Come out to support the Eagles tonight.

Check out the schedule below for the season (please know that weather can cause dates and times to be subject to change for games and events). 

Remember, keep it classy, Eagle Nation

Fun fact of the day:   Only 10% of the population is left-handed. And men are more likely to be left-handed.

• 13 More class days left of school for Jr/Sr High

• 21 School Days left till Graduation

• 36 Days till the 4th of July

• The Galway Eagle Apparel Store
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• In 1922, the US Supreme Court ruled that organized baseball is a sport and not a business, thus not subject to antitrust laws.
  
• In 1954, British runner Diane Leather became the first woman to run the mile in under 5 minutes.
• In 1971, Al Unser became the first and only driver to win the Indy 500 on their birthday.
• In 1976, the only home run of Joe Niekro's 22-year career came off his brother Phil.
• In 1980, Larry Bird was named NBA Rookie of the Year
• In 1984, the Boston Red Sox retired Ted Williams' #9.
• In 2011, Tom Watson won his 6th and final Champions Tour major.

• 05/29 - Grades 6-8 Awards Night
• 05/30 - Dress like the 2020s Day
• 06/03 - Grades 6-8 Field Day
• 06/04 - Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony
• 06/12 - BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
• 06/14 - Flag Day
• 06/16 - Last Day of Classes for Grades 7-12
• 06/17 - 06/26 - Regents Testing
• 06/19 - No School
• 06/28 - Graduation @ 10:00 a.m.

• In 1999, the Discovery became the first space shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.
• In 1953, following numerous failed attempts by others, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to surmount Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 29,032 feet.
• In 1942, American singer and actor Bing Crosby recorded the holiday classic White Christmas, which became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
• In 1905, the Russian navy was defeated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
• In 1848, Wisconsin became the 30th state of the Union.
• In 1453, Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans.

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