Monday, April 3rd. Day 93 of 2023
1513: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in Florida. He had sighted the land the day before
1865: Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia
1882: The outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back and killed by Robert Ford for a $5,000 reward
1936: Richard Bruno Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and death of the son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh
1953: “TV Guide” was published for the first time
1968: Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “mountaintop” speech just 24 hours before he was assassinated
1996: Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski was arrested. He would plead guilty in January 1998 to five bombings in exchange for a life sentence without chance for parole
2010: The first Apple iPad was released
In the News: Winds cause damage and power outages over weekend in Alexander County…Fatal crash in Catawba County…Man found in Catawba County river…Body found in Wilkes County field…Alexander County Commissioners meet today…Man arrested Saturday in Alexander County…Home invasion in Morganton leads to arrest
Weather: Clouds take over
Sports: Cougar Baseball, Softball and Women’s Soccer get Friday wins…LSU ends Clark’s run…Men’s National Championship game tonight…Hornets lose…Canes get big win…Larson takes checkered flag at Richmond…It’s Masters Week…Baseball is faster and better with the pitch clock, there’s no doubt
Happy Birthday: Jane Goodall, Marsha Mason, Wayne Newton, Tony Orlando, Alec Baldwin, David Hyde Pierce, Eddie Murphy, Jennie Garth, Paris Jackson
Word of the Day: ignimbrite [ ig-nim-brahyt ] A fine-grained volcanic rock consisting mainly of welded shards of feldspar and quartz. Ignimbrite is a compound of two Latin words: ignis, meaning “fire,” and imber, meaning “rain, shower.”
Quote of the Day: “Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent”… Marlon Brando (Born this day in 1924)