Tuesday, April 4th. Day 94 of 2023
It’s Vitamin C Day. Professor CG King at the University of Pittsburgh isolated the vitamin for the first time on this day in 1932
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

Miracle Pack
2005: North Carolina beats Illinois, 75-70 to capture Tar Heels’ 4th National Championship
In the News: Fire destroys home in Alexander County…Body pulled from river in Catawba identified…Taylorsville Town Board meets today…Hickory couple nabbed for trafficking meth in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police arrest man on Hickory warrants…Statesville man charged after fatal overdose
Weather: Sunny and 78 today !
Sports: AC Softball mauls Mooresville…Sherrill wins 1,000 game…No contest, UCONN wins National Championship…Record TV audience for Women’s title game on Sunday…Braves go Homer-Happy in St Louis…Tampa Bay and Minnesota are 4-0 to start season
Happy Birthday: Kittey Kelley, Christine Lahti, Robert Downey Jr, Nancy McKeon, Jill Scott, Barry Pepper, Jamie Lynn Spears
NC State grad is headed to the Moon https://abc13.com/christina-koch-artemis-2-launch-date-ii/13078210/
Word of the Day: oblivescence [ ob-luh-ves-uhns ] The process of forgetting
Quote of the Day: “Whoever controls the media, controls the mind”…Jim Morrison