Wednesday, April 10th. Day 101 of 2024
It’s Golfers Day ! Even if you own a set of clubs it doesn’t mean you’re a Golfer
Happy Hug Your Dog Day !
1790: The U.S. Patent System was established when President George Washington signed the Patent Act into law
1912: The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England
1925: F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby”
1961: Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament
1970: Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles
2012: Apple Inc claims a value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world
2018: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins testifying before US Congress about data use and security. Pretty much every word he said was false, misleading or not completely forthcoming
In the News: Wilkes County girl dies after being struck by car in driveway…Burke County School bus crash results in injuries…Alexander County Commissioners approve Comprehensive Plan…Stony Point man jailed on felony drug charges…Taylorsville Police nab suspect…Alexander County woman detained…Statesville man being held under bond over $2 million…
Weather: Clouds and showers, windy and wet tonight and Thursday
Sports: AC Women’s Soccer wins at Ashe County…Cougar Baseball and Softball will try again today at Freedom…Former Hickory Basketball standout declares for NBA Draft…Braves hold off Mets…Yanks stay hot…Crawdads are 0-4…Final tune-ups at Masters today
Happy Birthday: Steven Seagal, Juan Williams, Babyface, Steve Bisciotti, Mandy Moore, Haley Joel Osment
It can’t be too slow nor too fast. It has to be just right https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/europe/chechnya-music-ban-scli-intl/index.html
Caitlin outdraws the men https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/womens-ncaa-final-bigger-tv-ratings-than-mens-first-time-1235870291/
Word of the Day: plebe or pleb [ pleeb ] A member of the freshman class at the United States Military and Naval Academies. Word is short for plebian meaning of, relating to, or belonging to. From Latin
Quote of the Day: “Coaches have to watch for what they don’t want to see and listen to what they don’t want to hear”… John Madden (Born this day in 1936)