Tuesday, March 24th. Day 83 of 2026
Yummy ! It’s Chocolate Covered Raisin Day and Cheesesteak Day too
1765: Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Colonies to house British troops. It rankled us on this side of the pond
1837: Canada gives black citizens the right to vote
1883: The first telephone call between New York and Chicago took place. $5 says, somebody asked, “How’s the weather there?”
1920: The first US Coast Guard air station is established in Morehead City, NC
1942: The US government begins moving native-born citizens with Japanese ancestry into detention centers under Executive Order 9066, with intention of preventing home-grown espionage
1958: Elvis Presley is inducted into the Army
1989: Exxon tanker Valdez spills 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska
2020: The government of India orders a 21 day lockdown for world’s second most populous country to deal with COVID-19
News: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office investigating series of break-ins north of Taylorsville…Wilkes County man charged with solicitation of child…Fatal shooting in Burke County ruled as self-defense…Big drug bust in Lenoir…A “social media creator” arrested at NC DMV Office in Hudson…Catawba County Commissioners have set April 20th as date to vote on possible merging of the the county’s three school districts
Weather: Sunny but not as warm
Sports: Cougar Women’s Soccer, Softball and Baseball at Freedom today…New Women’s hoop coach at S Caldwell…Tucker to retire as head of NCHSAA…Five ACC teams reach Women’s Sweet 16…Crickets from Chapel Hill on Hubert Davis status…Hornets host the tanking Kings tonight…Canes at Montreal…More bad injury news for the Atlanta Braves
Happy Birthday: Nick Lowe, Tommy Hilfiger, Steve Ballmer, Star Jones, Kelly Le Brock, Annabella Sciorra, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jim Parsons, Alyson Hannigan, Peyton Manning
Sari
Quote of the Day: “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”… Winston Churchill