Wednesday, March 23rd. Day 82 of 2022
It’s Puppy Day !
1806: After reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their “Corps of Discovery” begin their journey home
1857: Elisha Otis installs the first modern elevator in a building in New York City
1965: NASA launches Gemini 3, the first two-man space flight. Gus Grissom and John Young are aboard
1994: An Air Force F-16 aircraft collides with a C-130 at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. 24 United States soldiers are killed
1994: Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe’s NHL career scoring record with his 802nd goal
1998: The motion picture “Titanic” wins 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards. Rose and Jack became legendary
2001: The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji
In the News: Decomposed body found in Hiddenite…Duke Energy announces some service interruptions for next week…County Commissioners to sell parcel of land…Hickory Healthcare facility hit with gunfire…Taylorsville man charged with assaulting officers…Alexander County man arrested for violation domestic violence protection order
Weather: Showers, maybe a thunderstorm today
Sports: Cougar Baseball and Softball open conference with routs at Ashe County…Cougar Men’s Tennis gets win…Canes end slump…Virginia knocked out of NIT, Wake plays tonight…Vegas gives their take on Sweet 16…Mel Kiper releases his 3rd Mock Draft
Happy Birthday. Ron Jaworski, Chaka Khan, Geno Auriemma, Moses Malone, Jeremy Wade, Amanda Plummer, Hugh Grant, Catherine Keener, Michelle Monaghan, Keri Russell
He survived the Holocaust but not Putin https://news.yahoo.com/96-old-holocaust-survivor-killed-215401523.html
Mel Gibson working on follow up to “Passion of the Christ” https://movieweb.com/the-passion-of-the-christ-resurrection-what-to-expect/
Quote of the Day: “Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing”… Wernher von Braun (Born this day in 1912)