That aside, on this day in 1955, Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois, featuring the now-iconic red-and-white tiled building and Golden Arches. The new restaurant’s first day sales: $366.12.
Tax Day is rarely anyone’s favorite holiday. It’s like the Monday of financial obligations—inevitable, stressful, and best handled with snacks and coffee. For some, you may be delay that misery. While today is tax filing day, the IRS has extended the deadline for at least nine states impacted by recent natural disasters: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alaska, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Virginia. See your deadline here.
The top 1% of U.S. earners paid 40% of all federal income taxes in 2022. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of earners—nearly 77 million people—contributed just 3%. See a chart here.
For readers who need a break after filing, plenty of restaurants are offering Tax Day freebies—from 1-cent burgers at Burger King to free pastries at Paris Baguette. See a list of freebies here.