Monday, March 16th. Day 75 of 2026
The final week of winter is here. Spring begins Friday !
Put down the phone, it’s No Selfie Day
Be kind to your lips, it’s Lips Appreciation Day
1802: Congress establishes the United State Military Academy in West Point, New York
1850: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter was published
1926: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard
1945: The Battle of Iwo Jima ended in the Pacific. Over 18,000 Japanese were killed, over 6,000 Americans died in the battle
1985: U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity
1995: Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery
2020: The Dow falls almost 3,000 points, the single largest point drop in history and the second-largest percentage drop ever at 12.93%, an even greater crash than Black Monday (1929)
2022: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses US Congress remotely pleading for further aid against the Russian invasion
News: One person airlifted from crash Saturday night in Alexander County, three have been arrested as result…Goodgle says they will invest a Billion on Lenoir’s Data Center…One dead, two wounded in Hickory shooting…Virginia couple appear in Alexander County Court today after being arrested on felony drug trafficking charges…Taylorsville man charged with felony larceny of motor vehicle in Cleveland County…
Weather: Rain and Wind, maybe a Thunderstorm today with Severe Weather possible !
Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball open conference season with wins on Friday…USA beats the Dominican Republic and moves to final in World Baseball Classic…Duke get overall #1 in NCAA Tournament…Tar Heels get a 6 seed…NC State plays in First-Four Tuesday night…LR men and Women still dancing Division II…Hamlin climbs the win list in Vegas
Happy Birthday: Erik Estrada, Ray Benson, Nancy Wilson, Bob Ley, Ozzie Newsome, Flavor Flav, Patty Griffin, Lauren Graham, Joel Embiid, Vladimir Guerrero Jr
Word of the Day: triumvirate [trahy-uhm-ver-it] aboard of three officials jointly responsible for some task, the political alliance of Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey, formed in 60 BC, any group of three men or objects associated in some way. “The city’s cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate.”
Quote of the Day: “Those two are a fastidious couple. She’s fast and he’s hideous.”… Henny Youngman (Born this day in 1906)
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