Friday, April 12th. Day 103 of 2024
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1861: Fort Sumter in South Carolina is attacked by rebels. The ill-advised assault begins the Civil War
1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office and Vice President Harry Truman is sworn in as 33rd US President
1954” Bill Haley and the Comets record “Rock Around Clock”
1955: Polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is proclaimed to be ‘safe and effective’ and is given full approval by the US Food and Drug Administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
1961: Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth
1999: President Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving “intentionally false statements” in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit
2020: Huge storm system produces more than 40 tornadoes in the US from Texas to South Carolina killing 32 people across six states
In the News: No major damage in Alexander County after heavy storms on Thursday…Highway 321 blocked this morning due to rockslide in Caldwell County…Stony Point man jailed for parole violation…Taylorsville woman arrested but she didn’t go quietly…Newton man jailed in Alexander County on fugitive warrant…Granite Falls couple charged with Alexander County break-in
Weather: Sunny and Windy. High around 70
Sports: Cougar Baseball and Softball at Ashe County moved to Monday…DeChambeau leads the Masters…Canes in St Louis tonight…Braves mauled by the Mets…NASCAR in Texas
Happy Birthday: Herbie Hancock, John Kay, Ed O’Neill, David Letterman, Scott Turow, Andy Garcia, Vince Gill, Shannen Doherty, Claire Danes
Of course OJ did it https://www.yahoo.com/news/o-j-simpsons-assets-court-042033248.html
Little Tommy Brady says he’ll answer the phone https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39922737/tom-brady-says-not-opposed-late-season-nfl-return
Word of the Day: hubris [ hyoo-bris, hoo- ] Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. From Greek dating to the 1800’s
Quote of the Day: “Success will ruin your life”… Tom Clancy (Born this day in 1947)