Wednesday, March 22nd. Day 81 of 2023
It’s National Goof Off Day ! Make it memorable
1630: The Massachusetts Bay Colony banned gambling. Wanna bet on how that went ?
1871: William Holden of North Carolina became the first Governor in US history to be impeached
1903: Niagra Falls runs dry because of a drought
1934: The first Masters Golf Championship began in Augusta, Georgia
1963: The Beatles release their 1st album, “Please Please Me”
1979: The NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams, the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques ( Moved to Denver in 1995 and became the Colorado Avalanche) and the Hartford Whalers. The Whalers are now the Carolina Hurricanes
1993: The Intel Corporation ships the first Pentium chips
2011: The NFL announces that all scoring plays would be video reviewed before points are awarded
In the News: Job Fair today in Taylorsville…A warning issued if you have yet to pay your Alexander County Property tax…Morganton man arrested after chase in Alexander County…Stony Point man facing felony drug charges…Murder charge dropped against Conover man…Lincoln County woman missing
Weather: Clouds today, showers develop. Big warm up begins Thursday
Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball open conference season with wins…AC Men’s Golf gets 2nd in league match…Japan beats USA in World Baseball Classic…Canes win in the Big Apple…Panthers re-sign a defensive lineman
Happy Birthday: William Shatner, George Benson, James Patterson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Costas, Stephanie Mills, Matthew Modine, Reese Witherspoon, J. J. Watt
Man busted after he slaps wife in face with slice of pizza https://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/battery/pizza-slap-battery-572906
Word of the Day: palpable [ pal-puh-buhl ] readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident:a palpable lie; palpable absurdity. Capable of being touched or felt; tangible. Medicine/Medical. perceptible by palpation.
Quote of the Day: “I think of myself… as a troubadour, a village storyteller, the guy in the shadows of the campfire”… Louis L’Amour (Born this day in 1908)