Friday, March 3rd. Day 62 of 2023
Happy National Anthem Day. ! The Star Spangled Banner was adopted as our Anthem in 1931
It’s National Employee Appreciation Day
1875: The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal
1923: TIME magazine is published for the first time
1934: John Dillinger escapes from jail in Crown Point, Indiana
1938: Oil is discovered for the first time in Saudi Arabia
1965: The Temptations “My Girl” goes number One on the Billboard Chart
1969: Sirhan Sirhan testified in a Los Angeles court that he killed Senator Robert Kennedy
1991: An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles Police Officers
2005: Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling
In the News: Alexander County Tax Office has mailed Reappraisal Notices…County Commissioners say they’ll discuss tax rate…Conover man arrested in Alexander County Church parking lot…Stony Point woman jailed overnight…Statesville Police investigating shooting incident
Weather: Windy with More Rain, Maybe a Boomer. Sunshine emerges on Saturday
Sports: Alexander Central Softball wins Thursday night…Cougar Baseball loses 1-0 to St Stephens…Jerry Richardson dies…Jon Rahm keeps proving why he’s World #1…NASCAR in Vegas
Happy Birthday: Jennifer Warnes, Miranda Richardson, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Herschel Walker, David Faustino
A cat lover to the extreme https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/new-jersey-woman-dies-in-fire-after-threatening-to-blow-up-house-along-with-as-many-as-30-cats/ar-AA189GPE
New technology enables Ford to shut off your AC if you miss a payment https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/miss-a-car-payment-and-ford-s-patent-could-shut-off-your-ac/ar-AA189iNK
Word of the Day: pluvial (ploo-vee-uhl)…of or relating to rain, especially much rain; rainy. “Frankly, I’m tired of this pluvial weather.”
Quote of the Day: “When women go wrong, men go right after them”…Mae West