Tuesday, April 2nd. Day 93 pf 2024
It’s Autism Awareness Day
Happy Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Day. I still average two to three per week
1792: The Coinage Act establishes the United States Mint
1889: Charles Hall gets a patent for Aluminum
1935: Sir Winston-Watt receives a patent for RADAR
1917: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany in WWI
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1978: The first episode of “Dallas” airs on CBS
1992: New York Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison
1995: The Major League Baseball strike ends. It had wiped out the 1994 World Series
2014: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that limits on the total amount of money individuals can give political candidates and political action committees were unconstitutional
In the News: Newton Police investigate “Hoax Shooting”…Multiple area schools get false threats on Monday…Hiddenite woman busted for trafficking meth…Taylorsville man charged with felony weapons offense…Taylorsville Police charge Cleveland County man…Registered sex-offender arrested at children Easter Egg hunt in Morganton
Weather: Partly Sunny to start. High 83, rain begins tonight
Sports: Cougar Baseball beats West Lincoln in Easter Tournament, will play St Stephens today…Caitlin carries Iowa over LSU for spot in Women’s Final Four…A No-No in Major League Baseball…Duke going to Blue Turf at Wallace Wade Stadium
Happy Birthday: Linda Hunt, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Okrent, Billy Dean, Austin Riley
Part of historic California highway washed into the Pacific https://www.cnn.com/travel/california-highway-1-damage-big-sur/index.html
Jennifer Garner announces the death of her beloved father in the classy way you’d expect https://pagesix.com/2024/04/01/entertainment/jennifer-garner-announces-dads-death-in-emotional-tribute-with-never-before-seen-family-photos/
Word of the Day: wistful [ wist-fuhl ] Characterized by melancholy or longing. Sad and or pensive. Sentence: “I have a wistful longing for my childhood”
Quote of the Day: “ Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows”… Alec Guinness