Wednesday, April 8th. Day 98 of 2026
It’s Zoo Lovers Day
1834: In New York City, Cornelius Lawrence became the first mayor to be elected by popular vote in a city election
1952: President Truman seized steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike
1974: In Atlanta, Henry Aaron hits 715th home run breaking Babe Ruth’s record. I was a kid but I remember watching it, even at a young age, I knew it was an epic moment
1975: Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians became first black manager of a major league baseball team
1979: The last episode of “All in the Family” airs on CBS
1986: Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California
1992: Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries
2014: Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported
2020: Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s nominee
News: Federal Investigators looking into tanker explosion in Iredell County…Alexander County man recently released from prison is back in jail…Taylorsville man detained on warrants from the Fayetteville Police Department…Hickory teen charges with statutory sex offense…Newton man faces multiple sexual exploitation charges
Weather: Sunny and Cook, high around 62
Sports: Cougar Baseball on rampage in Holiday Tournament, will play for title tonight…Former AC Softball standout named SAC Pitcher of the Week…Malone introduced as new Tar Heel Basketball Coach…Hornets get swatted in Boston…Canes clinch division…Braves beat Angels after brawl
Happy Birthday: Seymour Hersh, Jim Lampley, John Schneider, Richard Hatch, Julian Lennon, Robin Wright, Patricia Arquette, CeeDee Lamb
Enjoy some stunning photos from Artemis II https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/artemis-moon-astronauts-earthset-photos-6e4a3f6bbb29d6a4d5628bf0c5cebda8
Word of the Day: retrospective [re-truh-spek-tiv] directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc, an art exhibit showing an entire phase or representative examples of an artist’s lifework. “The retrospective, including several other works loaned from other countries, features paintings, sculptures and drawings.”
Quote of the Day: “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”… Albert Einstein