Monday, March 29th. Day 88 of 2021
It’s Piano Day ! Consider yourself fortunate if you can play
1886: John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in Atlanta
1943: Rationing of meat, butter and cheese began during World War II
1971: A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. The death sentences were later commuted to live in prison
1979: The Committee on Assassinations Report issued by the House of Representatives stated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was the result of a conspiracy
1984: The Baltimore Colts load possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer operations to Indianapolis
1992: Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton said “I didn’t inhale and I didn’t try it again” in reference to when he had experimented with marijuana
In the News: It’s been one year since the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Alexander County…County Board of Education meets this evening…Judge order Taylorsville woman to jail…Hiddenite man arrested again…Taylorsville Police charge man…Two shot, a man in custody in Hickory
Weather: Sunny start to the week
Sports: Cougars survive a scare at St Stephens…Homecoming vrs Hickory Friday night…ACC is out of the Big Dance…Hornets lose in matinee…Dirt turns to mud in Bristol
Happy Birthday: John Major, Terry Jacks, Walt Frazier, Elle Macpherson, Lara Logan, Jennifer Capriati
Free at last, Free at last ! https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/egyptian-officials-say-ship-successfully-refloated-in-suez-canal/ar-BB1f4tnp
I don’t know about this one https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-03-analysts.html
Beware of the Birds https://apnews.com/article/alaska-anchorage-wildlife-birds-99b4db455f6d8bd9d18db091d0eeacb7
Beware, April Fools Day is Thursday !
Quote of the Day: “I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character”… Theodore Roosevelt