Tuesday, March 23rd. Day 82 of 2021
It’s National Puppy Day !
1806: After reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their “Corps of Discovery” begin their journey home
1857: Elisha Otis installs the first modern elevator in a building in New York City
1965: NASA launches Gemini 3, the first two-man space flight. Gus Grissom and John Young are aboard
1994: An Air Force F-16 aircraft collides with a C-130 at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. 24 United States soldiers are killed
1994: Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe’s NHL career scoring record with his 802nd goal
1998: The motion picture “Titanic” wins 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards
2001: The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji
In the News: 8 more cases of COVID-19 counted in Alexander County on Monday…Taylorsville woman facing charges…Taylorsville woman charged with larceny and vandalism…Hiddenite man arrested in Iredell County on Sunday but not before a foot-chase
Weather: Clouds take over but it should be comfy outside. Showers on the way
Sports: Lady Cougar Softball pounds Freedom…AC Women’s Soccer drops match to Freedom…Florida State punches ticket to Sweet 16…A Tar Heel exodus ?…Hornets get win without LaMelo…Canes win
Happy Birthday: Ron Jaworski, Chaka Khan, Geno Auriemma, Moses Malone, Heremy Wade, Amanda Plummer, Hugh Grant, Catherine Keener, Michelle Monaghan, Keri Russell
The Supreme Court will hear the Boston Marathon Bomber Case https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-tsarnaev-death-sentence-boston-marathon-bomber/
A tunnel for ships ? https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/norway-ship-tunnel/index.html
Man demoted for Moonlighting https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-doylestown-philadelphia-8b4c9b793fc4cfdb9eb2d48738ae02cd
Darned dryer keeps shrinking my clothes
Quote of the Day: “ Give me liberty or give me death” … Patrick Henry. He uttered that famous line this day in 1775