Wednesday, April 5th. Day 95 of 2023
It’s Deep Dish Pizza Day !
1614: Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe
1621: The Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England
1923: Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts producing inflatable tires
1951: Julius & Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union
The Bundys
1993: North Carolina beats Michigan, 77-71 to win the College Basketball National Championship
2010: A coal mine explosion in West Virginia kills 29
2010: Duke beats Butler to win the NCAA Basketball Championship
In the News: Plans for large housing project approved for Bethlehem…Fatal shooting in Hickory…Man already wanted for attempted murder in Hickory is suspect in another shooting…Hickory man gets 18-23 years for meth trafficking…Stony Point woman held in Catawba County Jail…Stony Point man returned to custody
Weather: Cloudy and Warm. High in low 80’s. Rain on the way later in the week
Sports: Cougar Baseball and Softball rout Freedom…AC Women’s Soccer battle Freedom to 1-1 draw…Canes win it in overtime…Hornets lose (of course)…Braves beat the Cards again…Rays are 5-0…Phils get first win…Panthers sign a special teams player
Happy Birthday: Michael Moriarty, Allan Clarke, Max Gail, Agnetha Fältskog, Paula Cole, Pharrell Williams, Henrik Stenson, Charlotte Flair, Lily James
Some light bulbs are going away soon https://www.yahoo.com/news/energy-dept-ban-sale-light-100351213.html
Word of the Day: haroseth [ khah-raw-set ] A mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover
Quote of the Day: “I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me – they’re cramming for their final exam”…George Carlin