Thursday March 20th. Day 78 of 2025
Happy First Day of Spring !
1760: The great fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings
1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” subtitled “Life Among the Lowly,” was first published
1899: At Sing Sing prison, Martha M. Place became the first woman to be executed in the electric chair. She was put to death for the murder of her stepdaughter
1930: “KFC” [Kentucky Fried Chicken] is founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in North Corbin, Kentucky
1987: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AZT. The drug was proven to slow the progress of AIDS
2015: A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day
2019: The Walt Disney Company acquires Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox entertainment business for $71 billion
2020: After 20 years with the New England Patriots, quarterback Tom Brady officially agrees to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In the News: B86 investigation finds Alexander County DSS failed to complete some critical documentation…Bethlehem accounting firm under investigation…Two Stony Point women charged with felony larceny…Connelly Springs man jailed in Alexander County…Hickory woman sent to prison for trafficking fentanyl…Vehicle chase ends when car strikes residence in Caldwell County
Weather: Clouds, maybe a shower and not as warm
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball shuts-out team from Pennsylvania…Looks like NC State has found their new Basketball Coach…NCAA Tournament gets into beast mode today…My Final 4 is Duke, Florida, Houston and Michigan State…Canes riding a 7 game winning streak get back on the ice tonight…Some new rule changes proposed for NFL including reseeding the playoffs
Happy Birthday: Pat Riley, Bobby Orr, Spike Lee, Holly Hunter, Kathy Ireland, Tracy Chapman, Michael Rapaport, William Hurt, Bianca Lawson
What’s your take ? https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-refused-switch-seats-crying-
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This couple has repeated their wedding vows in all 50 all 50 states https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/colorado-couple-marks-38th-vow-renewal-in-delaware-reaffirming-their-love-in-every-state/vi-AA1BbVVc
Gene Price stops in this morning to talk about the annual Caitlyn Price Memorial Golf Tournament
Word of the Day: quasi [ kwey-zahy ] To resemble, virtual, having some but not all the features of. “They spent so much time together they’re quasi-family”
Quote of the Day: “The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly”… Abraham Lincoln