Monday, March 21st. Day 80 of 2022
It’s World Poetry Day
Happy Down Syndrome Day !
1788: Over 850 buildings were destroyed by fire in New Orleans
1935: Persia is officially renamed Iran
1945: For the first time, Japan uses Kamikaze Bombers to attack Okinawa
1952: Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths
1963: Alcatraz Federal Prison in San Francisco Bay is closed
1994: Schindler’s List wins Best Picture at Academy Awards
2006: Twitter goes online
In the News: Taylorsville man charged with statutory rape on Friday, appears in court today…Hickory man convicted of murder…Woman charged with theft of vehicle in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed…Taylorsville Teen jailed after allegedly attempting to strike someone with vehicle…Hickory man facing multiple counts of identity theft
Weather: Sunshine, High 72. Wind backs off !
Sports: Cougar Baseball wins games on Friday and Saturday…AC Softball in action today…Tar Heels and Blue Devils still dancing in Sweet 16…Wake Forest still alive in NIT…Canes in slump…William Byron wins in Atlanta…Burns win in Florida
Happy Birthday: Timothy Dalton, Russell Thompkins Jr. Gary Oldman, Rosie O’Donnell, Kevin Federline, Scott Eastwood
With the process of confirming a Supreme Court Justice beginning today, a sitting justice is in hospital https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-hospitalized-flu-symptoms-rcna20806
Maury gets the axe, to be honest I thought he was already off-the air https://deadline.com/2022/03/maury-canceled-syndicated-talk-show-1234982475/
Apparently Bears like Corned Beef Sandwiches https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/18/bear-cubs-corned-beef-sandwich-car-Sierra-Madre-Caifornia/1881647632583/
Quote of the Day: “I would like to die on Mars, just not on impact”… Elon Musk