Friday, March 15th. Day 75 of 2024
It’s the Ides Of March ! Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44BC
1493: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas
1781: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Greensboro. 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat an American force numbering 4,400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House
1916: President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the Mexican border to pursue Pancho Villa
1939: Germany occupies Czechoslovakia
1965: President Johnson, responding to the Selma,Alabama crisis, tells Congress “We shall overcome” while advocating the Voting Rights Act
1971: CBS announced it was dropping “The Ed Sullivan Show”
1990: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union
In the News: Taylorsville Town Manager asks to step down…Emergency Training event to be held Monday in Alexander County…Stony Point man facing felony charges…Taylorsville man jailed on Thursday…Arkansas man gets Federal Prison time in Hickory child porn case…Newton man sentenced to prison for assault
Weather: Clouds bring showers today but the Sunshine is back for Saturday
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball beats Maiden…AC Baseball drops game to Lake Norman…Watauga’s women lose in Regional final…Pack Beats Duke…Tar Heels look the part of a #1 seed…Canes win…Three-way tie a the TPC…It’s Bristol Baby !
Happy Birthday: Judd Hirsch, Jimmy Swaggart, Mike Love, Fabio,Sly Stone, Ry Cooder, Dee Snider, Harold Baines, Terence Trent D’Arby, Bret Michaels, Mike Tomlin,Eva Longoria
Can you get your Drivers License renewed at 103 ? https://www.barrons.com/news/103-year-old-italian-swaps-car-for-bike-after-licence-breach-67bfed30
Word of the Day: Cockney [ kok-nee ] A native of London, esp of the working class born in the East End, speaking a characteristic dialect of English.
Quote of the Day: “Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program”…Milton Friedman