Thursday, March 301st . Day 90 of 2022
It’s Crayon Day ! How sharp are your Crayolas ?
1880: Wasbash, Indiana becomes the first town to be completely illuminated by electric lighting
1889: The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris
1918: Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time
1931: Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne is killed with 7 others when a light plane crashes on trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knute_Rockne
1953: The United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare is established
1975: UCLA beats Kentucky and captures their 11th national title under coach John Wooden who had announced his retirement 2 days earlier
1992: The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned
In the News: Careless burning leads to building being torched on Wednesday in Alexander County…Man dies in Wilkes County crash…Chase in Burke and Caldwell County reaches speeds of 130 miles per hour…South Carolina man arrested with stolen vehicle in Catawba County…Woman suing Burke County Public Schools…Another scam alert
Weather: Rain and Wind Today
Sports: Cougar Baseball nips St Stephens…Statesville High looking for new Football coach…Arians steps down as Tampa Bay coach…Hornets win in the Big Apple…US Soccer teams loses but clinches spot in World Cup
Happy Birthday: Richard Chamberlain, Shirley Jones, Herb Alpert, Christopher Walken, Gabe Kaplan, Al Gore, Rhea Perlman, Samantha Brown, Ewan McGregor
Wow, even CNN is starting to report this old, old story https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/hunter-biden-federal-investigation-heats-up/index.html
Maybe some mustard with your plastic ? https://www.gutnews.com/microplastics-food-gut-health/
Been a while since the last possum story https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/30/australia-possum-clinging-to-buoy-Victoria-Australia/3171648672810/
Here’s an early warning, tomorrow is April Fool’s Day !
Quote of the Day: “I don’t want to retire, because you stay retired for an awfully long time”…Gordie Howe (Born this day in 1928)