Thursday, March 28th. Day 88 of 2024
Play Ball, it’s Opening Day in Major League Baseball !
Happy Wear A Hat Day !
1885: The Salvation Army was officially organized in the United States
1963: New York Titans of the American Football League changed their name to the Jets
1971: The last Ed Sullivan Show airs on CBS
Sylvester Stalone in Rocky
1979: A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown
1990: President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal
2020: President Trump makes grim projection that 240,000 American could die from COVID-19, even with restrictions in place .
In the News: Third person charged in Alexander County murder investigation… Morganton woman killed in Wednesday fire…Wilkes County man charged with attempted murder..Claremont woman returned to Alexander County custody…Alexander County Commissioners and School Board have Joint Work Session set for tonight
Weather: Sunshine aplenty ! Warming trend begins too
Sports: No a good day for Alexander Central Athletics, South Softball dominates, Baseball and Men’s Tennis lose too…Sweet 16 begins tonight, can the Heels outscore Alabama?…Hornets win…Panthers go big name but will he bring big results ?…Opening Day in Major League Baseball
Happy Birthday: Rick Barry, Dianne Wiest, Reba McEntire, Vince Vaughn, Kate Gosselin, Julia Stiles, Lady Gaga
$15 toll approved for ride into Manhattan https://apnews.com/article/manhattan-traffic-congestion-fee-980981d0a67f14b75630eeae5e58b049
More evidence that timing is everything https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-crossed-baltimore-bridge-3-105252991.html
Word of the Day biblioklept [ bib-lee-uh-klept ] A person who steals books. Formed from the Greek stem biblio-, “book,” and the Greek word kléptēs, “thief.”
Quote of the Day: “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa