Tuesday, June 4th. Day 156 of 2024
It’s National Cheese Day and Hug Your Cat Day
Happy Cognac Day
1896: Henry Ford takes his first gasoline-powered automobile for a test drive
1912: Massachusetts becomes the first state to set a minimum wage
1917: The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded
1942: The Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific. The United States Navy would win a crucial battle by the time it was over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway
1968: Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout
1977: JVC introduces its VHS videotape. It will eventually overtake Sony’s Betamax system in a format war to become the predominant home video medium.
1998: Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing
In the News: Taylorsville woman shot in Newton a week ago today is recovering…Iredell Deputies charge Hiddenite man…Alexander County Deputies nab fugitive…Taylorsville man jailed by Mooresville Police…Wilkes County teacher resigns after being arrested…Man convicted of killing his mother and on parole arrested again in Catawba County
Weather: Sun early but clouds take over after lunch. Shower or storm likely before day is over. High around 86
Sports: UNC rallies to beat LSU and head to Super Regionals…East Carolina loses chance to advance…Phils end Brew Crew’s winning streak…Braves play in Fenway tonight…Will the Panthers and David Tepper agree to share cost of renovating Bank of America Stadium ?…Larry Allen on the greatest O-Lineman of all-time passes at 52
Angelina Jole
I’m not ashamed to admit this story touched me deeply https://abc11.com/post/new-orleans-louisiana-high-school-student-elijah-hogan/14900372/?ex_cid=TA_WTVD_FB
South Carolina woman killed after horrible microwave mistake https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/s-c-woman-died-in-house-fire-after-microwave-mistake-involving-sandwich-wrapper-police-say/ar-BB1nyO6G
Alexander County Schools Child Nutrition Director Kathy Caudle joins me this morning around 7:45. We’ll talk about the Summer Feeding Program !
Word of the Day: dirge [ durj ] A funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead. A mournful sound. From Latin.
Quote of the Day: “Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly” Rosalind Russell (Born this day in 1907)