Wednesday, April 2nd. Day 92 of 2025
OMG ! It’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Day
It’s National Walking Day and World Autism Awareness Day
1792: The Coinage Act establishes the United States Mint
1889: Charles Hall gets a patent for Aluminum
1935: Sir Winston-Watt receives a patent for RADAR
1917: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany in WWI
1974: “The Sting” is named best picture at the Oscars. One of my all time favorites
1978: The first episode of “Dallas” airs on CBS
1992: New York Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison
1995: The Major League Baseball strike ends
2014: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that limits on the total amount of money individuals can give political candidates and political action committees were unconstitutional
2020: Confirmed cases of COVID-19 reaches 1 million in the USA
In the News: Aircraft crash lands at Hickory Airport…Alexander County Schools having to foot the bill for creating new school voting districts after voters go partisan…Alexander County Deputies make fentanyl bust…Morganton man charged with firing shots into vehicle…Two charged with armed robbery by Statesville Police
Weather: Clouds hides the sun today, maybe a shower. Burn Ban lifted but do you really need to burn something ?
Sports: An epic night for Cougar Athletics… Braves slide to 0-6…Dodgers 7-0…Padres also 6-0…Ovi skates in Raleigh tonight…NFL makes overtime change but tables the ban of the “Tush Push”
Happy Birthday: Linda Hunt, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Okrent, Billy Dean, Shane Lowry , Austin Riley
Dr. Bill Griffin
Val Kilmer passes https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/val-kilmer-top-gun-batman-forever-fame-dies-65-rcna199216
Get a Room ! https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/grave-lovers-busted-093648
Word of the Day: melancholy [ mel-uhn-kol-ee ] A gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged , sober thoughtfulness . “The film will bring about a feeling of melancholy and near depression”
Quote of the Day: “My hobby is silence”…Leon Russell (Born this day in 1942)