Monday, April 10th. Day 100 of 2023
Happy Easter Monday !
It’s Golfer’s Day. Sounds like a good idea
1790: The U.S. patent system was established when President George Washington signed the Patent Act of 1790 into law
1912: The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England
1925: F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby”
1961: Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament
1970: Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles
2012: Apple Inc claims a value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world
2018: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins testifying before US Congress about data use and security. Pretty much evreything he said was false or not completely forthcoming
In the News: Home destroyed by fire Sunday in Taylorsville…Man takes his life in Taylorsville parking lot…Hiddenite man arrested on Catawba County Sheriff’s Office…Florida fugitive arrested by Taylorsville Police…Alexander County man arrested after tussle with cops
Weather: Sunny today, high in 60’s. Warmer weather coming later in the week
Sports: Cougar Baseball opens play in Catawba Valley Easter Classic today in Newton…Rahm slips on the Green Jacket…Bruins set NHL record…Canes slumping…Hornets close horrible season with win…Please stop putting dirt on the Bristol track…Rays have yet to lose
Happy Birthday: Mel Blount, Ken Griffey, Sr Steven Seagal, Juan Williams, Babyface, Steve Bisciotti, Haley Joel Osment
Word of the Day: consanguineous [ kon-sang-gwin-ee-uhs ] Having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood. Sentence: Though they called themselves blood brothers, the friends were in fact distant, albeit consanguineous, cousins.
Quote of the Day: “The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer”…John Madden (Born this day in 1936)