Friday, April 10, 2026
It’s Golfer’s Day. Truth be told, just because you own a set of clubs does not make a Golfer !
It’s Hug Your Dog Day. Hug them all you like but don’t make them wear a sweater
1790: The U.S. Patent System was established when President George Washington signed the Patent Act into law
1849: Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. He sold the rights for $100
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 every word he said was false, misleading or not completely forthcoming
News: Alexander County woman charged with statutory rape…Caldwell County man dies in housefire…Catawba County man charged with owning pipe-bomb that destroyed his home…Greensboro man busted in Alexander County…Hiddenite man served Grand Jury Indictment from Catawba County…
Weather: Sunny with an afternoon high in the mid to upper 70’s. Weekend looks fantastic !
Sports: AC Softball at South Iredell today…Rory tied for lead at The Masters…Canes win in Chicago…Hornets host Detroit tonight…NASCAR runs Bristol this weekend
Happy Birthday: Steven Seagal, Juan Williams, Mel Blount, Babyface, Steve Bisciotti, Mandy Moore, Haley Joel Osment
Artemis II headed for splashdown tonight https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/how-to-watch-the-artemis-2-splashdown/
Word of the Day: public domain [puhb-lik doh-meyn] The status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection. Property owned by a government. “Some of the old songs are classified as public domain.”
Quote of the Day: “If you’re a reporter, the easiest thing in the world is to get a story. The hardest thing is to verify. The old sins were about getting something wrong, that was a cardinal sin. The new sin is to be boring.”…David Halberstam (Born this day in 1944)