Monday, March 31st
1880: Wasbash, Indiana becomes the first town to be completely illuminated by electric lighting
1889: The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris
1918: Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time
1931: Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne is killed with 7 others when a light plane crashes on trip
from Kansas City to Los Angeles
1953: The United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare is established
1975: UCLA beats Kentucky and captures their 11th national title under coach John Wooden who had announced his retirement 2 days earlier
1992: The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned
1999: Boris Yeltsen resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President
In the News: Taylorsville man dies in Friday motorcycle crash…Lots of citations issues over weekend for less than coherent citizens who insist on burning…Private Road and Bridge funds available in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed on long list of charges on Sunday…Catawba County authorities charge Taylorsville man after brief vehicle pursuit
Weather: Showers and Storms on Monday
Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball get Friday night wins…All 1 seeds make it Men’ Final Four…Women’s Final Four to be completed tonight…Dodgers off to 5-0 start…Yankees cranking homer with “Torpedo Bats”…Canes win Sunday…Ove getting closer to Gretzky…Hamlin win in Martinsville
Happy Birthday: Shirley Jones, Herb Alpert, Christopher Walken, Gabe Kaplan, Al Gore, Rhea Perlman, Samantha Brown, Ewan McGregor, Molly Qerim
Big tree coming down at the White House https://apnews.com/article/white-house-landscaping-tree-21d3f53568bf5f9c64050a2732c034c6
Word of the Day: obelisk [ ob-uh-lisk ] A tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and having a pyramidal apex. The Washington Monument is an obelisk. From Greek meaning pointed pillar.
Quote of the Day: “If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest”…George Gurdjieff