Tuesday, March 5th. Day 65 of 2024
Is that why your fingers are orange ? It’s Cheese Doodle Day
1770: Five Americans are fatally shot by British troops in an event known as the Boston Massacre
1782: George Westinghouse receives a patent for the air brake
1946: Winston Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in a speech. It’s adopted and recognized as describing the Soviet block
1953: Joseph Stalin dies after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage four days earlier
1956: The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ban on segregation in public schools
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1997: North Korea and South Korea met for first time in 25 years for peace talks
In the News: It’s Primary Day across North Carolina. Polling places open today from 6:30am-7:30pm…Taylorsville man jailed on child-sex offense…Hickory man just released from prison charged with rape…Taylorsville man arrested on Wilkes County charges…Alexander County man charged with breaking, entering and larceny…Stony Point man jailed by Statesville Police…Hickory woman dies in Sunday crash
Weather: Sunshine mixed with Clouds> High around 70
Sports: Alexander Central Women’s Basketball head to Lake Norman For Round III Playoff game tonight…Cougar Men’s Tennis beats West Wilkes…Duke dumps the Wolfpack…App State’s Kerns named Sun Belt Coach of the Year…Panthers will trade or release Jackson and will likely give Brian Burns the Franchise Tag today
Happy Birthday: Fred Williamson, Samantha Eggar, James B. Sikking, Marsha Warfield, Penn Jillette, Joel Osteen, Michael Irvin, Eva Mendes , Bo Bichette, Justin Fields
What state in the US is most stressful ? https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/03/top-10-states-with-the-most-stressed-out-people-in-america.html
Join me at 7:45 for a Chin Wag with Alexander Central Women’s Basketball Coach Jon Presnell. He’ll give us a scouting report on tonight’s Round III Playoff Game at Lake Norman !
Word of the Day: modus operandi [moh-duhs op-uh-ran-dee, -dahy] One’s usual way of doing something. First recorded in 1645–55. Comes from New Latin and means literally, “mode of working.” Often abbreviated MO. “The detective considered the suspect’s modus operandi”
Quote of the Day: “Girls are always running through my mind. They don’t dare walk”… Andy Gibb (Born this day in 1958)