Friday April 9th. Day 99 of 2021
It’s Unicorn Day. Bigfoot rides one
1682: Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana
1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War
1945: National Football League officials decreed that it was mandatory for football players to wear socks in all league games. Why would you decide to not wear them ?
1959: NASA announces the selection of the United States’ first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the “Mercury Seven”
1967: The first Boeing 737 makes its maiden flight
1991: Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union
2020: The Federal Government reported that 6.6 million Americans had sought unemployment benefits in the previous week due to the COVID-19 pandemic
In the News: First COVID associated death in over a month reported in Alexander County, 20 new cases counted on Thursday…Volunteers needed for Alexander Liter Sweep…More details about double-shooting north of Taylorsville…Woman jailed in Alexander County…Two shot in Hickory…
Weather: Some Sunshine, some clouds, maybe a shower today or tonight
Sports: AC JV Football wins 47th in a row…Cougars in must-win tonight against South Caldwell…LRU to play for SAC title Saturday…Rose blooms at the Masters…Canes move into first place…NASCAR runs at Martinsville Saturday night
Happy Birthday: Michael Learned, Peter Gammons, Dennis Quaid, Cynthia Nixon, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Leighton Meester, Kristen Stewart
Move to New York, get soaked. Sadly it will be all of us sooner than later https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-city-rich-face-52-percent-combined-top-income-tax-rate-highest-in-u-s/
A breakout in Germany ! https://apnews.com/article/2-dozen-monkeys-escape-german-zoo-for-a-day-0e3496aeb294ee68bfd8c4551b353d01
Rob Lowe going large in real estate https://nypost.com/2021/04/08/rob-lowe-just-dropped-47m-on-3-montecito-calif-mansions/
Quote of the Day: “Someone once asked, ‘What’s your best pickup line?’ I said, ‘My best pickup line is, Hi, my name is Hugh Hefner”… Hugh Hefner (Born this day in 1926)