Friday, March 22, Day 82 of 2024
It’s Goof-Off Day !
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, based in Raleigh since 1997
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: Alexander County Commissioners name interim manager…Wilkes County man found dead…Taylorsville man facing felony drug charge…Alexander County couple busted on drug counts…Taylorsville Police charge man with obtaining property by false pretense…Hickory man nabbed in Alexander County
Weather: Clouds with rain today, tonight and Saturday !
Sports: Winning streak snapped for Cougar Baseball…JV Baseball gets win…Tar Heels and Wolfpack win in NCAA Tournament, both play again Saturday…Say goodnight Kentucky (Love it !)…NASCAR running Road Course
Happy Birthday: William Shatner, George Benson, James Patterson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Costas, Stephanie Mills, Matthew Modine, Reese Witherspoon, Cole Hauser, J. J. Watt
Tennessee takes stand against AI https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tennessee-becomes-first-us-state-231301295.html
When you’re feeling down just think about Kentucky being knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by Oakland. It’ll make you laugh out loud
Word of the Day: ogle [ oh-guhl ] To look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently. To stare. Dutch term, oogen to make eyes at.
Quote of the Day: “It isn’t necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It’s only necessary to be rich”… Alan Alda