Thursday, April 11. Day 102 of 2024
It’s Submarine Day
1783: Hostilities formally cease in the American Revolutionary War
1912: RMS Titanic leaves Queenstown, Ireland, for New York
1921: Iowa imposes 1st state cigarette tax in America
1951: President Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of command in Korea
1966: Frank Sinatra records “Strangers in the Night”
1970: Apollo 13’s ill-fated mission is launched
1976: The first computer by Apple, Apple I is created
2006: Iran’s claims to have successfully enriched uranium
In the News: Alexander County man recently released from prison taken into custody…Taylorsville teen facing charges again…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office investigated 10 overdoses in March…Statesville Police charge man after child-porn investigation…Catawba County woman indicted on child-sex related crimes…Alexander County EMS now stocking whole blood…Taylorsville Town Board considering new location for ABC Store
Weather: Rain and Wind today
Sports: Cougar Softball Blasts Freedom…AC Baseball game postponed will be played Saturday in Morganton…Mooresville looking for Football Coach…Hornets win…Master tees-off today in Augusta. I’ll be fine with whoever wins as long as they don’t play on the LIV Tour
Happy Birthday: Ethel Kennedy, Ellen Goodman, Joel Grey, Louise Lasser, Thomas Harris, Lisa Stansfield, Joss Stone, Mark Teixeira
Some not so common Pet names https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/04/10/Nationwide-Wacky-Pet-Names-finalists/9431712778814/
Completed my income tax returns on Wednesday. Hopefully I won’t go to prison…
Word of the Day: harlequin [ hahr-luh-kwin, -kin ] A comic character, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand. A buffoon. A clownlike figure engaging in good-natured joking and amusing tricks. From FrenchQuote of the Day: “The two most important days of your life are the day that you’re born and the day that you find out why”… Mark Twain