Friday, March 12th. Day 71 of 2021
It’s Girl Scouts Day ! The organization was created this day in 1912 as the Girl Guides
Happy Fanny Pack Day ! Never have worn one, chances are better than good, I never will
1918: Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held the status for most of the period since 1713
1930: Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India
1933: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation on the Radio in the first of his “Fireside Chats”
1993: North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites
1987: Les Miserables opens on Broadway
2020: President Trump suspends all travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 Crisis
In the News: COVID-19 cases spike again in Alexander County…Today is deadline day to nominate someone for the Board of Education’s Award of Honor…Hiddenite woman facing charges…Taylorsville man in jail again…Alexander County woman faces felony charges…
Weather: A few clouds mix with the Sunshine today, High near 75. Cloudy and cooler for the weekend
Sports: JV Cougar Football winning streak his 44…Varsity Blue and Gold in must win game tonight at home…LR opens Spring Football season today…Duke drops out of ACC Tournament due to positive COVID test, semifinals tonight…Hornets win
Happy Birthday: Andrew Young, Barbara Feldon, Johnny Rutherford, Liza Minnelli, Mitt Romney, James Taylor, Dale Murphy
The man who invented the cassette tape has died https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lou-ottens-dutch-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-dies-age-94/ar-BB1euAPq
Baseball to add larger bases ? https://apnews.com/article/minor-league-baseball-robo-umps-larger-bases-d6b94328a0595eab7a65ddffd3669ea0
We play Cougar Football Trivia this morning at 7:45. Listen to win a Gift Certificate from PJ’s Bethlehem Seafood and Steak !
Don’t forget to Spring Forward and set your clocks up one hour before you go to be Saturday night !
Quote of the Day: “When a man looks across a street, sees a pretty girl, and waves at her, that’s not a rendezvous, that’s a passing acquaintance. When he walks across the street and nibbles on her ear, that’s a rendezvous!”… Wally Schirra (Born this day in 1913)