Friday, March 18th. Day 77 of 2022
It’s Forgive Mom and Dad Day !. No problem but I still blame Mom for me not being 6’4
1766: Britain repeals the Stamp Act, which had caused outrage in colonial America
1850: Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo
1892: The Stanley Cup is created when Lord Stanley presents a silver challenge cup for hockey
1922: WBT Radio in Charlotte NC begins broadcasting
1931: Shick markets the first electric shavers in the United States
1953: The Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
1965: Soviet Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov leaves his spacecraft for 12 minutes and becomes the first person to walk in space
2018: Vladimir Putin is elected to a new six-year term as Russian President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
In the News: RockyFest is Back !!!…Taylorsville Police charge registered sex-offender…Taylorsville man who very often is arrested is arrested again…Man charged with felony drug counts by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Fugitive wanted in Texas jailed in Catawba County
Weather: Sunshine to start, clouds and showers by tonight. Don’t fret, the weekend looks great
Sports: ACHS Softball wins on road Thursday…Cougar Baseball home today…Bumgarner steps down at North Iredell…Tar Hells maul Marquette…Kentucky takes early exit…Duke and Davidson start dancing today…Watson will not be a Panther…Canes lose in Toronto…NASCAR in Atlanta
Happy Birthday: Ben Cohen, Mike Rowe, Vanessa Williams, Bonnie Blair, Queen Latifah, Adam Levine
Is Amazon getting too big ? https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/03/17/amazon-acquires-mgm/3121647545244/
When is a potato not a potato ? https://apnews.com/article/worlds-largest-potato-doug-a440afd3c656018c585078ed3ac18970
I was rolling with my bracket on Thursday. I’d picked the upsets like Richmond over Iowa and New Mexico State over Uconn….That Kentucky loss last night, No ! I sure didn’t pick that one, I had Kentucky winning the whole thing
Quote of the Day: ” Sex is like money; only too much is enough”…John Updike (Born this day in 1932)