Friday, March 7th. Day 66 of 2025
It’s Cereal Day. What your favorite ?
It’s Take Pride in Your Middle Name Day ! Mine is Calvin
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
2011: Charlie Sheen is fired from the CBS sitcom ”Two and a Half Men”
2016: Peyton Manning announces his retirement from Football
In the News: statewide Tornado Drill this morning at 9:30…Major fentanyl bust in Iredell County…Newton woman gets 6-8 years for trafficking meth…Alexander County authorities arrest 3 during Wednesday sting…Taylorsville woman jailed on assault charges…Three deadly crashes in area on Thursday
Weather: More Clouds than Sun. Not as Windy (No complaints)
Sports: AC Men’s Tennis get win on Thursday…Lady Cougar Softball romps over East Wilkes…State High School Basketball Regionals begin today…Duke at UNC Saturday night, a win could get UNC in the Dance. Duke Wins and they are likely to be ranked #1…Canes get win on late goal by Seth Jarvis…LRU releases 2025 Football schedule…NASCAR heads to the dessert
Happy Birthday: Michael Eisner, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, Bryan Cranston, Joe Carter, Ivan Lendl, Taylor Dayne, Jeff Kent, Rachel Weisz, Jenna Fischer
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Word of the Day: stigma [ stig-muh ] A mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation. Negative, perhaps untrue beliefs. From Latin meaning “mark” “Although stained with the unfair stigma, he accomplished great things”
Quote of the Day: “Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak”… William Congreve