Monday, March 18th. Day 78 of 2024
It’s the Last Last Day of Winter
Happy Sloppy Joe Day. I like ’em
1766: Britain repeals the Stamp Act, which had caused outrage in colonial America
1850: Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo
The Stanley Cup
1922: WBT Radio in Charlotte NC begins broadcasting
1931: Shick markets the first electric shavers in the United States
1953: The Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
1965: Soviet Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov leaves his spacecraft for 12 minutes and becomes the first person to walk in space
2018: Vladimir Putin is elected to a new six-year term as Russian President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
In the News: Taylorsville Town Board meets today to discuss Interim Town Manager…Emergency Drill this morning in Alexander County…Pedestrian killed in Lenoir…Fatal Crash in Burke County…Statesville man charged with murder…Taylorsville woman arrested in Catawba County…Taylorsville Police charge woman twice in less than a week
Weather: Sunshine/ Not as Warm and Windy. Cold tonight !
Sports: Cougar Baseball wins two games over weekend with late-inning magic…NC State Makes improbable run to ACC Tourney Title…
Happy Birthday: Carl Gottlieb, Ben Cohen, Ingemar Stenmark, Mike Rowe, Vanessa Williams, Bonnie Blair, Queen Latifah, Adam Levine
A second man charged in theft of Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers https://apnews.com/article/wizard-oz-ruby-slippers-dorothy-judy-garland-e96057028c8d1b5ab6c4ffeef28fd123
Word of the Day: dirigible [ dir-i-juh-buhl ] An airship, a blimp. Designed for or capable of being directed, controlled, or steered. From Latin
Quote of the Day: “Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five”… John Updike (Born this day in 1932)