Tuesday, March 7th. Day 66 of 2023
It’s Cereal Day ! What’s your favorite ?
1774: The British closed the port of Boston. Bad move on their part
1876: Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone
1887: North Carolina State University is chartered
1933: The board game Monopoly was invented
1965: A group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama. It’s often called “Bloody Sunday”
1986: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. Challenger had exploded 73 seconds into flight on January 28th killing all 7 crew members onboard
2016: Peyton Manning announces his retirement from Football
In the News: A COVID-19 associated death reported in Alexander County…Statewide Tornado Drill is scheduled for Tuesday…Stony Point man facing long list of charges after domestic incident…Taylorsville man arrested on drug charge after traffic stop…Big cocaine bust in Iredell County…Taylorsville man arrested for breaking and entering…Lenoir man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
Weather: Sunshine again today but it gets Windy
Sports: Alexander Central Softball takes a thumping from West Wilkes…Cougar Baseball at home today…Furman makes the Dance…ACC Tournament tips-off today…Panthers mulling moving up to top of draft ?
Happy Birthday: Michael Eisner, Bryan Cranston, Lynn Swann, Bryan Cranston, Ivan Lendl, Taylor Dayne, Rachel Weisz
Crime is so rampant in Portland that WalMart is pulling out https://nypost.com/2023/03/06/walmart-to-close-remaining-portland-stores-as-city-faces-shoplifting-crisis/
Check out this video of a WOW, Gator moment https://www.yahoo.com/sports/giant-florida-gator-plows-metal-160141312.html
Word of the Day: balderdash [ bawl-der-dash ] Senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing. Caution, it might be a lie !
Quote of the Day: “Never slap a man who chews tobacco”… Willard Scott (Born this day in 1934)