Tuesday, March 1st. Day 60 of 2022
Happy Pancake Day. Happy and Pancakes go together for me
It’s Pig Day. Can’t help but think of Pork Chops, BBQ, and Bacon, and Arnold Ziffel
Today is World Compliment Day. We all need one from time to time
1692: In Salem Village, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Salem witch trials began. Four women were the first to be charged https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
1790: Congress authorized the first U.S. Census
1845: President Tyler signed the congressional resolution to annex the Republic of Texas
1872: Congress authorized the creation of Yellowstone National Park
1950: Klaus Fuchs was convicted of giving U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
1974: Seven people were indicted in connection with the Watergate break-in
1995: Yahoo! was incorporated
1998: The movie “Titanic” became the first to gross $1 Billion
In the News: Alexander County records another COVID-19 death…No candidates filed for office Monday in Alexander County…Comedian tries to file for Hickory Mayor…Granite Falls man charged by Taylorsville Police…Bethlehem couple arrested in Alexander County…Two Taylorsville men jailed…Iredell murder suspect arrested after hiding in Charlotte cematary
Weather: Sunshine, High in 60’s
Sports: AC Softball opens season at home today vrs Maiden, Women’s Soccer at Davie County, Mens’s Tennis at St Stephens…Cougar’s Russell Frasier signs to play college Football at Johnson C Smith…Heels escape in overtime…Hornets lose again…Baseball executives and Player’s Union negotiate until 2:30 this morning…Panthers re-sign tight end and I really don’t know why
Happy Birthday: Harry Belafonte, Roger Daltrey, – Catherine Bach, Ron Howard, Tim Daly, George Eads, Chris Webber, Justin Bieber
Mardi Gras begins today in New Orleans https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-lifestyle-new-orleans-parades-57e161928d60c60f65252703ad4df375
A green Puppy ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/02/28/canada-green-puppy-Middle-Sackville-Nova-Scotia-Canada/9961646082427/
I stand for Ukraine but hope we don’t get sucked into this
Quote of the Day: “When I die, I hope they don’t cremate me ‘cause I’ll burn forever”…Harry Caray (Born this day in 1914)