Tuesday, April 30th. Day 121 of 2024
It’s International Jazz Day
1789: George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States
1803: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation
1945: Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun commit suicide in Berlin They had been married for one day. One week later Germany surrendered unconditionally
1973: President Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned in the wake of Watergate
Bill Elliott
1993: Tennis star Monica Seles is stabbed by an attacker during a match in Germany
2009: Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
In the News: Fire damages Alexander County Poultry operation this morning…Embattled Wilkes County Commissioner arrested…Stony Point man facing list of charges…Monroe man arrested on drug charges in Alexander County…Stony Point man jailed on drug charges…Troutman teen busted for trafficking fentanyl…Alexander County Summer Concert Series announced
Weather: Clouds and maybe a shower. High in mid to upper 70’s
Sports: Chapman carries Cougar Baseball to Round II Conference Tournament Game tonight at South Caldwell…AC Softball idle till Thursday…Canes try to win series tonight on home ice…Two NBA series clinched…Braves lose in 9th to Seattle…I give the Panthers draft a solid B grade
Happy Birthday: Isiah Thomas, Michael Waltrip, Johnny Galecki, Kirsten Dunst, Dianna Agron
Florida man jailed for assault by pasta https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/battery/pasta-battery-bust-759032
Word of the Day: surrey [ sur-ee ] A light, four-wheeled, horse drawn, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.
Quote of the Day: “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong”… H. L. Mencken