Friday March 8th. Day 68 of 2024
It’s International Women’s Day. That’s great but when’s the International Men’s Day ?
Happy Middle Name Pride ! Proudly, mine is Calvin
1817: The New York Stock Exchange is founded
1880: U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes declared that the United States would have jurisdiction over any canal built across the isthmus of Panama
1917: Russia’s “February Revolution” began with rioting and strikes in St. Petersburg. The revolution was called the “February Revolution” due to Russia’s use of the Old Style calendar
1945: Phyllis Mae Daley received a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She later became the first African-American nurse to serve duty in World War II
1948: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools was unconstitutional
1999: The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Timothy McVeigh for the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995
2001: The House of Representatives voted for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 trillion over the next decade
2014: In one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370
In the News: Taylorsville man charged with death by distribution…Alexander County man nabbed on assault charges…Man jailed in Alexander County on fraud charge…Highway Patrol searching for suspect vehicle that caused crash on Friday in Catawba County…We Spring Forward Sunday morning
Weather: Cloudy today, Rain tonight and Saturday
Sports: AC Softball wins in rout…AC Women’s Soccer and Men’s Tennis get wins…NC High School Basketball Playoffs reach Elite 8 tonight…UNC at Duke Saturday, who you got ?…Canes beat Montreal
Happy Birthday: Susan Clark, Micky Dolenz, Carole Bayer Sager, Jim Rice, Lester Holt, Aidan Quinn, Kenny Smith, Freddie Prinze Jr., Armanti Edwards
LSD as an anxiety treatment ? https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/health/lsd-anxiety-fda-breakthrough-therapy-wellness/index.html
Word of the Day: vetting [ vet-ing ] The act or process of appraising or checking a person or thing for suitability, accuracy, or validity. “The quality of a competitive jazz festival is contingent upon the vetting and hiring of experienced judges, which must be done far in advance.” The occupation or work of a veterinarian. Appraising, verifying, or checking something.
Quote of the Day: “Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth:… Mike Tyson