Tuesday, March 18th. Day 77 of 2025
It’s Global Recycling Day. It blows my mind how some refuse to do it
Happy Sloppy Joe Day !
1766: Britain repeals the Stamp Act, which had caused outrage in colonial America
1850: Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo
1892: The Stanley Cup is created when Lord Stanley presents a silver challenge cup for hockey
1922: WBT Radio in Charlotte NC begins broadcasting
1931: Shick markets the first electric shavers in the United States
1953: The Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
1965: Soviet Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov leaves his spacecraft for 12 minutes and becomes the first person to walk in space
2018: Vladimir Putin is elected to a new six-year term as Russian President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
2020: President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agree to close the US-Canada border to non-essential travel to curb COVID-19
In the News: Alexander County poultry operation goes up in flames overnight…15-year-old leads officers on high-speed-chase in Catawba County…Taylorsville man arrested after not-so-brief pursuit…Statesville man busted by Taylorsville Police…Alexander County Commissioners spend time in Washington
Weather: Chilly start but we warm into the 70’s with Tons of Sun
Sports: AC Women’s Soccer get win…Conference openers today for AC Baseball, Softball and Women’s Soccer…Undeserving Heels try to save some face tonight…LRU shoots for Elite 8…Rory has a nice Monday…The Hoodie flips a big recruit…Play Ball ! Dodgers face Mets this morning in Tokyo for season opener
Happy Birthday: Carl Gottlieb, Ben Cohen, Ingemar Stenmark, Irene Cara, Mike Rowe, Vanessa Williams, Bonnie Blair, Queen Latifah, Adam Levine
80,000 pages never before released JFK files to be made public today https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jfk-assassination-files-release-trump/
I’m betting the guy can’t sing worth a hoot https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/karaoke-glock-658390
Word of the Day: curt [ kurt ] To be brief in a rude manner. Terse or concise. Curt or Curtis is a proper male name. From Latin “curtus” meaning short . “Curt was curt when he responded to the question”
Quote of the Day: “Somehow, it is hard to dislike a man once you have played a round of golf with him”… John Updike (Born this day in 1932)