Tuesday, March 10th. Day 69 of 2026
It’s Bagpipe Day. I’m not Scottish but I love them
Happy International Day of Awesomeness !
1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War
1876: Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call
1922: Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years
1933: The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead
1941: The Brooklyn Dodgers announced the team would wear batting helmets during the upcoming season
1969: James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later recanted his plea
1971: The Senate approved an amendment to lower the voting age to 18
1977: Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. Insert punch-line here
2024: “Oppenheimer” wins “Best Picture” at the Oscars
News: Ellendale Elementary gearing for STEM emphasis. Infor sessions are coming soon…Alex Senior Center Director completes management program…Former Catawba County EMS employee facing felon charges…Taylorsville man charged with assault…Lenoir man arrested and charged with assaulting disable person…Runaway juvenile from Virginia located in Wilkes County…Iredell County Deputies arrest woman trying to hide in pontoon boat
Weather: Sunny and 80 ! Maybe a late afternoon shower
Sports: 5-1 Cougar Baseball at N Davidson today, Men’s Tennis at St Stephens, Women’s Soccer host Hky Christian…ACC Tournament tips-off this afternoon…Furman going to the Dance…Panthers make some waves signing two linebackers and a reserve QB…Team USA beats Mexico in World Baseball Classic…Hickory Motor Speedway to get resurfaced
Happy Birthday: Chuck Norris, Tom Sholz, Sharon Stone, Jasmine Guy, Rod Woodson, Jon Hamm, Carrie Underwood, Olivia Wilde, Justin Herbert
Warren Buffet give some investment advice https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/warren-buffett-s-no-1-rule-for-not-running-out-of-money-in-retirement/ar-AA1Xhm2D?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=69afe4abfe4d4228a325bb7ac716b25c&ei=21
Word of the Day: pragmatic [prag-mat-ik] dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way, to approach things in logical, realistic and sensible way. A person who is pragmatic is concerned more with matters of fact than with what could or should be. From Latin pragmaticus meaning skilled in law or business. “It was hoped the matter would be considered in a pragmatic, equitable way.”
Quote of the Day: “Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.”… Jim Valvano (Born this day in 1946)
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