Thursday, June 4th. Day 155 of 2026
It’s Hug Your Cat Day. Caution if your cat don’t like it !
Happy National Cheese Day !
1896: Henry Ford takes his first gasoline-powered automobile for a test drive
1912: Massachusetts becomes the first state to set a minimum wage
1917: The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded
1940: The British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating over 338,000 troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels
1942: The Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific. The United States Navy would win a crucial battle by the time it was over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway
1968: Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout
1977: JVC introduces its VHS videotape. It will eventually overtake Sony’s Betamax system in a format war to become the predominant home video medium
1998: Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing
News: Taylorsville Town Council approves property tax hike…Parking lot project continues today at Alexander County Library…Alexander County to host General JR Gorham on June 13th…Hiddenite woman arrested overnight after tussle with Deputies…Taylorsville woman sent to jail after judge rules her to be in contempt of court…Conover couple convicted of murder…Prison sentence handed down in Catawba County drug trafficking case
Weather: Sunny and Warmer. High near 85
Sports: Canes need to even series tonight on home ice…Knicks take game I on road…Texas a win away from back-to-back Softball titles…Braves just keep winning…Shohei wins on the mound and goes 3-4 in Dodger win
Happy Birthday: Bruce Dern, Michelle Phillips, Horatio Sanz, Noah Wyle, Angelina Jolie, Russell Brand, Evan Spiegel, Aaron Nola
Something smells Fishy https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/microwave-fish-279051
Word of the Day: repose [ri-pohz] a state of resting, peace or tranquility, a formal or literary term. “The workers welcomed a period of repose after a long day.”
Quote of the Day: “Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.”… Rosalind Russell (Born this day in 1907)