Thursday, March 27th. Day 86 of 2024
It’s Viagra Day ! The FDA approved the prescription drug on this day in 1998 as the first pill for male impotence. The little Blue Pill is now firmly established as part of our culture
1794: Congress authorized the creation of the United States Navy
1912: The first Cherry Blossom trees were planted in Washington, D.C.
1964: The most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southern Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage
1975: Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins
1995: “Forest Gump” wins Best Picture at the Oscars. Tom Hanks wins Best Actor for the title role, that’s all I have to say about that
2007: NFL owners voted to make instant replay a permanent officiating tool
2022: At the Oscars ceremony, actor Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage after some quips that Rock made about Smith’s wife
In the News: Man struck while riding electric unicycle on Wednesday in Taylorsville…25 mile slow-speed chase in Watauga and Wilkes County…Claremont man gets prison time for assaulting police officer…Hickory couple busted on felony drug trafficking charges
Weather: Sunny, Not as Windy with a High near 70. NO BURNING !!!
Sports: Cougar Baseball drops game to Mooresville in extra innings…AC Tennis blanks Freedom…Softball at East Rowan today…Play Ball across the nation today as Baseball gets in full swing. Can the Dodgers be stopped?…Sweet 16 begins this evening. Duke plays Arizona…Canes have lost 2 of 3 and host Montreal tonight
Happy Birthday: Tony Banks, Randall Cunningham, Mariah Carey, Pauley Perrette, Fergie, Buster Posey
Mel Gibson doing sequel of “Passion of the Christ” https://variety.com/2025/film/global/mel-gibson-passion-of-the-christ-sequel-shoot-this-summer-rome-1236348235/
Leave the damned dog at home https://www.wral.com/story/driving-with-lapdog-lawmakers-want-to-fine-nc-drivers-distracted-by-pets-and-kids/21930189/
Word of the Day: pettifogging [pet-ee-fog-ing] Insignificant or petty. Disreputable and small-minded. A huckster. Word initially referred to lower-status attorneys who argued the smaller, less important cases. “The man is known for his never ceasing pettifogging”
Quote of the Day: “Hope is a waking dream.”… Aristotle