Thursday March 7th. Day 67 of 2024
Happy Cereal Day ! I haven’t had a bowl of Raisin Bran in a long time
1774: The British closed the port of Boston. Bad move on their part
1876: Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for his telephone
1887: North Carolina State University is chartered
1933: The board game Monopoly was invented
1965: A group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama. It’s often called “Bloody Sunday”
1986: Divers from the USS Preserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor. Challenger had exploded 73 seconds into flight on January 28th killing all 7 crew members onboard
2016: Peyton Manning announces his retirement from Football
In the News: Town of Taylorsville sets fees for vendors at old hospital parking lot…11 qualified applicants for vacant Alexander County DSS Director position…Shooting investigation by Statesville Police…Conover man charged with arson…Hickory man gets 6-9 years in prison…Catawba County judge gives man long prison sentence for kidnapping and indecent liberties
Weather: Foggy start but Sunshine appears
Sports: Busy day for Cougar Athletics…Cougar Baseball vrs W Rowan scheduled for today shifted to Friday…Some teams from area still alive in Hoop Playoffs…Charlotte 49ers get win…Saban says the transfer portal and NIL had a lot to do with his retirement
Happy Birthday: Michael Eisner, Bryan Cranston, Lynn Swann, Bryan Cranston, Ivan Lendl, Taylor Dayne, Rachel Weisz
The “Hotel California” trial ends with more questions than answers https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/eagles-stolen-notes-trial-ends-182129947.html
Wandering Hog Hams it up https://apnews.com/article/kevin-bacon-big-pig-wisconsin-c64561b169448ae57ee709584e932a56
Word of the Day: quorum [ kwawr-uhm ] The number of members of a group or organization required to be present to transact business legally, usually majority.Latin quōrum “of whom”; from its use in Latin legal formulas for commissioning justices of the peace Sentence: The committee doesn’t have a quorum to hold votes.
Quote of the Day: “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain”… Bob Marley