Monday, March 4th. Day 64 of 2024
Happy Marching Band Day ! The Marching Cougars Rock and everybody knows it
It’s Grammar Day. Lord knows, it’s butchered around here
1634: The first tavern opens in Boston and everybody knew your name
1789: Congress puts our Constitution into effect. It must be protected
1837: The city of Chicago is incorporated
1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States. He utters the immortal line “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”
1966: In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon declares that the band is “more popular than Jesus now”
1985: The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations
1998: The Supreme Court rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
In the News: Early Voting ends, Primary is Tuesday…Wilkes County man dies of accidental gunshot wound…Taylorsville woman charged with assaulting officer…Alexander County man facing felony drug charges…Probation and Parole officers arrest Taylorsville man…A pair of major area drug dealers arrested…McDowell County teacher arrested
Weather: Mixture of clouds and sun. High around 68
Sports: Lady Cougar Hoops win and move into Round III of State Playoffs…Final week of regular season in College Hoops…Kyle Larson wins in Vegas…NFL Combine in the Books, let the over reactions begin…Mort passes
Happy Birthday: Chris Rea, Emilio Estefan, Peter Jacobsen, Catherine O’Hara, Patricia Heaton, Ray Boom Boom Mancini, Patsy Kensit, Chaz Bono, Whitney Port
Do you fall asleep at night with the TV on ? https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/do-you-fall-asleep-with-the-tv-on-every-night-heres-what-experts-say-about-the-habit-203936575.html
Mort was a legend https://www.yahoo.com/sports/chris-mortensen-dies-72-214344233.html
Word of the Day: cachet [kash-ey ] A distinguishing mark or feature; stamp. Can also mean “superior status; prestige.” From French cachet, derived from the verb cacher, “to hide.” Sentence-The luxurious car had a cachet of elegance that set it apart from the rest of the vehicles on the road.
Quote of the Day: “When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators”… P. J. O’Rourke