Monday, April 15th. Day 106 of 2024
It’s Tax Deadline Day. I guess it has to be someday
1850: The city of San Francisco was incorporated
1865: President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth
1912: The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive
Jackie Robinson
1955: McDonald’s dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois on this day
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2013: Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon , killing three people and injuring 264 others
In the News: Section of Highway 321 between Lenoir and Blowing Rock remains closed due to rock-slide…Taylorsville man charged with possession of two pipe bombs make court appearance today…Taylorsville woman facing felony charges…Claremont man arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man sentenced to serve 48 days in County Jail…Hickory man charged with armed robbery
Weather: Sunny and 84 ! Bask and enjoy !!!
Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball win games on Saturday…Scottie wins Green Jacket for second-time in three years…Elliott goes double-overtime in Texas…Hornets end season with win…Canes stay alive for division crown…Braves win Sunday in dramatic fashion
Happy Birthday: Heloise, Evelyn Ashford, Emma Thompson, Dara Torres, Chris Stapleton, Seth Rogen, Emma Watson, Maisie Williams
Meet Scottie Scheffler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler
Ex-NY Yankee pitcher that traded his wife and family for another wife and family has died https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/sports/fritz-peterson-wife-swapping-yankees-all-star-dead-at-82/
Word of the Day: primordial [prahy-mawr-dee-uhl ] Something created or developed from the beginning. The start. Existing in or persisting from the beginning. From Latin meaning “start” or “begin”, Sentence- The artist’s painting captured the essence of a primordial forest, untouched by man”
Quote of the Day: “There aren’t many downsides to being rich, other than paying taxes and having relatives asking for money. But being famous, that’s a 24 hour job”…Bill Murray