* * * * T H U R S D A Y * * * * A P R I L 4th * * * * D A Y 94 of 2019 * * * *
It’s Hug a Newsperson Day ! The line forms here
Happy Vitamin C Day and Happy Carrot Day too !
1818: Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state
1850: Los Angeles is incorporated as a city
1968: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis
1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth his 714th home run
1975: Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen
1983: NC State stuns heavily favored Houston to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It was and still is one of the most iconic moments in Basketball historyIn the News: Hiddenite home destroyed by fire overnight…Two arrested in Virginia for double murder returned to Alexander County…Hiddenite man charged after head-on crash…County Commissioner schedule public hearing…Another Catawba County convenience store robbed…Claremont man pleads guilty to sex offenses with minor
Weather: Clouds early, Sunshine later, but rain coming for Friday
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball get win over Lake Norman…AC Men’s Tennis nets win over Statesville…Hickory Crawdads open season tonight…Braves dump Cubs…Phillies suffer 1st loss…Red Sox finally score an win…Buzz to become an Aggie…Hornets win
Happy Birthday: Kitty Kelley, Craig T. Nelson, Christine Lahti, Robert Downey Jr, Barry Pepper, David Blaine
Hmmmm……..I read a story that says 1 out of every 5 deaths in America is the result of dad diet. i read the story during lunch while eating a burger and fries. Hmmmmmm, indeed
Turn on the Radio or listen online at 5pm today for Ask Harbinson, Brzykcy & Corbett. Caryn Brzykcy will discuss Social Security Disability
Quote of the Day: “Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory”… Albert Schweitzer