Tuesday, April 7th. Day 97 of 2026
It’s National Beer Day, No Housework Day and Coffee Cake Day
1906: Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples
1902: Texas Oil Company, now Texaco forms
1943: The NFL adopts a free substitution rule and helmets are made mandatory
1948: The World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations
1963: 23-year old Jack Nicklaus wins the first of his record 6 Masters Championships
1968: Riots rage in over 100 US cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
2003: U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein’s regime falls two days later
2021: At auction, $3.25 million is paid for the comic book that introduced Superman for the first time
2021: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19
2022: Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice
News: Mooresville’s Town Board asking for Mayor resign after he was shown on video inside town hall with his pants down…Catawba Deputies say a pipe bond was inside home that exploded last week in Claremont…Hiddenite woman busted on meth charge this morning…Taylorsville man returned to custody, he wasn’t free long…Stony Point man jailed…
Weather: Sunny and 68 today
Sports: Cougar Baseball blanks Foard in Easter Tournament, move into semi-final tonight vrs Hickory…UNC finds their next Basketball Coach…Michigan wins Title with all-transfer lineup…Hornets are creating a buzz…Angels beat the Braves
Happy Birthday: Jerry Brown, Francis Ford Coppola, John Oates, Janis Ian, Jackie Chan, Tony Dorsett, Buster Douglas, Thurl Bailey, Russell Crowe, Suzann Pettersen
Word of the Day: delulu [ dih-loo-loo ] a slang shortening of the word delusional. It is especially used to describe superfans or dating partners who display odd or extreme behavior. The word is used in jokes, memes, hyperbole, or lighthearted mockery. The term became a very popular hashtag on TikTok, where it was often used in humorous videos about people acting strangely or obsessively.
Quote of the Day: ‘Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.”… Walter Winchell (Born this day in 1897)