Monday, March 11th. Day 71 of 2024
It’s Take a Nap Day. Always on the Monday after we switch to Daylight Savings Time
1302: According to William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet were married this day
1865: American forces under General William T Sherman occupied Fayeteville, NC. Sherman was smart, he gave it back. I mean really, have you ever been to Fayeteville ?
1927: Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre in New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_Theatre_(New_York_City)
1945: The Empire of Vietnam is established
1993: Janet Reno was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to become the first female attorney general
2002: Two columns of light were pointed skyward from ground zero in New York as a temporary memorial to the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 virus a pandemic
In the News: Iredell Deputies shoot and kill double-murder suspect after long standoff…Taylorsville man arrested last week for death by distribution schedule for court appearance today…Former Taylorsville man charged with child-sex crimes in Rowan County…Taylorsville man charged with felony probation violation…Highway Patrol searching for suspect after suspect flees after striking and killing a pedestrian near Hildebran…Granite Falls man arrested after chase
Weather: Sunshine and 63
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball beats South Iredell on Friday…Watauga and East Burke Women advance to Regional Final…Hickory men still undefeated and headed to Regional…Tar Heels beat Duke get top seed in ACC Tournament…Notre Dame beats NC State for ACC Women’s Tourn. title…Panthers cut center…Russell Wilson to be a Steeler
Happy Birthday: Rupert Murdoch, Sam Donaldson, Bobby McFerrin, Susan Richardson, Lisa Loeb, Terrence Howard, Greg Olsen, Anthony Davis
Legal Sports betting begins today in North Carolina https://www.yahoo.com/news/legalized-sports-betting-nc-begins-100000724.html
Gene Price joins me this morning at 7:45. We’ll talk about the annual Caitlyn Price Memorial Golf Tournament scheduled for April 12th
Suck it up Buttercup, that hour of sleep you lost Saturday night won’t kill you
Word of the Day: onerous [ on-er-uhs] Burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship. Having or involving obligations or responsibilities, especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages. Sentence- “The document reveals onerous requirements.”
Quote of the Day: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”… Dr. Seuss