* * * * W E D N E S D A Y * * * * A P R I L 3rd * * * * D A Y 93 OF 2019 * * * *
It’s National Walking Day ! Take a brisk jaunt today
1513: Spanish explorer Ponce de León landed somewhere along the East coast of Florida
1922: Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
1968: Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. He was assassinated the next day
Ted Kaczynski
2010: Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad
In the News: More departments moving into new County Services Center…Man shoots another man inside a vehicle in Catawba County…Newton Police searching for suspect in armed robbery…State will seek death penalty in double Catawba County murders…Statesville man facing 21 counts of child sexual assault…Big interstate drug bust in Iredell County
Weather: Sunshine and getting Warmer today
Sports: Cougar Baseball and Softball roll to wins over Watauga…Canes get must win…Harper goes yard in return to Washington…MadBum takes another loss…Red Sox shutout for 2nd straight night…Braves give a 21 year old a lot of money…New Football league shuts down
Happy Birthday: Doris Day, Marsha Mason, Wayne Newton, Tony Orlando, Alec Baldwin, David Hyde Pierce, Eddie Murphy, Jennie Garth, Amanda Bynes
Wayne Newton
Eddie Murphy
Longtime Alexander County School Board member Gary Lail has died. Lail was on the board for 21 years and was very active in the county. Beside that, Gary was just a nice man. Lail was 73
Some tech adept New Jersey high school students hacked the school’s computer system and got out of taking tests. They almost go away with it but someone a little more tech savvy caught them
What state is the most stressful to live in ? Where does North Carolina stand ? Some statistics on the Radio this morning
Congratulations, you made it trough April Fools Day and the snow on Tuesday. Well done !
Quote of the Day: “The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention”…John Burroughs (Born this day in 1837)