Tuesday, March 19th. Day 79 of 2024
Spring beings at 11:06 pm !
It’s Poultry Day ! Pretty big business around here, for sure
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1822: The city of Boston was incorporated
1918: Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1931: The state of Nevada legalizes gambling
1966: Texas Western University (now Texas-El Paso) wins the NCAA Basketball Championship. It was the first team with a starting 5 of all black players to won the title
1979: The House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN
1987: Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned from the PTL due to a scandal involving Jessica Hahn
2003: President George W. Bush announced that U.S. forces had launched a strike against “targets of military opportunity” in Iraq. The attack was aimed at Iraqi leaders thought to be near Baghdad
In the News: Town of Taylorsville decides to seek assistance in hiring of interim manager…County Commissioners to meet and discuss soon to be vacant manager position…Alexander County Schools conduct shooter-safety drills on Monday…Taylorsville woman arrested…Maiden man charged with Texas fugitive warrant…Hickory man challenges HPD search of his home
Weather: Sunny, Breezy and Cool
Sports: Winter All-Conference selections named at Alexander Central… Cougar Softball and Baseball open conference play today…NCAA First 4 tips-off tonight…App State Women’s Hoop coach steps down…Blake Snell signs with Giants
Happy Birthday: Ursula Andress, Ruth Pointer, Glenn Close, Bruce Willis, Andy Reid, Abby Brammell, Clayton Kershaw
Why are Americans so lonely ? https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/why-middle-aged-americans-lonely-130030488.html
Word of the Day: cryptic [ krip-tik ] Mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message. Abrupt; terse; short. Involving or using cipher, code, etc. Sentence “The man left a cryptic note and was never seen again.”
Quote of the Day: “Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity but it’s the man who invented the meter who made the money”… Earl Warren (Born this day in 1891)