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420 History: How April 20 Became Known As 'Weed Day'
19-Year-Old Honors Student Will Be Graduating From Clark Atlanta University 2 Years Early
Both marijuana smokers and non-smokers recognize April 20 or 4/20 as a national holi- day for cannabis culture, but few actually know how the date got chosen.
Some say “420” is code among police officers for “mar- ijuana smoking in progress.” Some note 4/20 is also Adolf Hitler’s birthday. And some goasfarastociteBob Dylan’s song “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” because 12 multiplied by 35 equals 420.
But, to put it bluntly, those rumors of the history behind how April 20, and 4/20, got as- sociated with marijuana are false.
The most credible story traces 4/20 to Marin County, Calif. In 1971, five students at San Rafael High School would meet at 4:20 p.m. by the cam- pus’ statue of chemist Louis
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Pasteur to partake. They chose that specific time be- cause extracurricular activities had usually ended by then. This group — Steve Capper, Dave Reddix, Jeffrey Noel, Larry Schwartz, and Mark Gravich — became known as the “Waldos” because they met at a wall. They would say “420” to each other as code for marijuana.
Meet Ronald McCul- lough, at just 19 years-old he’ll be graduating college in less than a month with a Bach- elor’s of Art in Biology from Clark Atlanta University. His goal is to become an astronaut. After graduation, McCul- lough plans to enroll in North Carolina A&T State Univer- sity’s biological and agricul- tural engineering program. His vision is clear and he has
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worked hard to ensure his suc- cess.
McCullough talked about how his classmate referred to him as a genius but instead his parents expected a lot from him and rose to the occasion. “I would not consider myself a genius. I was placed in a set- ting for my love of learning to manifest. Much was expected of me and there was little room for disappointment.”
Virginia Bishop Dies After Holding Service Amid Coronavirus Warnings
Indiana Man Waiting For
A week before Virginia im- plemented a statewide stay-at- home order, Bishop Gerald Glenn of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield held services.
As reporters report, Glenn told worshippers: “I firmly be- lieve that God is larger than this dreaded virus.” He added that he was not afraid of death. On April 12—Easter Sunday— the church announced that Bishop had died of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coro- navirus. That is, unfortu- nately, not where the bad news ends for Bishop Glenn and his family.
CNN is now reporting that four of his relatives have tested positive for the virus: Glenn’s
ing for the sick members to be able to mourn the passing of Bishop Glenn.
Glenn was among many pastors who received criticism for continuing to hold in-per- son church services, even as states across the U. S. had al- ready shuttered non-essential businesses and limited the sizes of gatherings, per in- struction from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion. Virginia had not passed a stay-at-home mandate at the time Glenn held services, but other churches in the com- monwealth, including the in- fluential Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, had de- cided to completely shut down in-person events weeks before.
Stimulus Payment Finds
$8.2M In His Bank Account
While many Americans are waiting for their COVID-19 stimulus payments, an Indiana man received a little more than he was expecting.
Charles Calvin, who is a volunteer fire fighter from New Chicago, Indiana, told a nearby news station that he withdrew $200 from his checking ac- count at an ATM. When he looked at his receipt, his re- maining balance was $8.2 mil- lion!
In disbelief, he ran his card again and it had the same re- maining balance. A few days later, Calvin called his bank and they said they didn’t see the millions in his account anymore. They did however see that his $1,700 stimulus payment that he was waiting for, was deposited.
He told the reporter, “It kind
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daughter, Mar-Gerie Craw- ley, her mother, her sister, and her husband. Crawley told CNN anchor Chris Cuomo this week that the family has been too busy car-
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of sucks, you go from being a millionaire one second then back to being broke again. But hey, once you’re poor you don’t have anywhere else to go but up.”
There is no word on whether the error came from the bank, the ATM, or the gov- ernment.
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