Tuesday March 31sts. Day 90 of 2026
It’s Crayon Day
1880: Wasbash, Indiana becomes the first town to be completely illuminated by electric lighting
1889: The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris
1918: Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time
1931: Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne is killed with 7 others when a light plane crashes on trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles
1953: The United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare is established
1975: UCLA beats Kentucky and captures their 11th national title under coach John Wooden who had announced his retirement 2 days earlier
1992: The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned
1999: Boris Yeltsen resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President
2016: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko return to Earth after a yearlong mission at the International Space Station
News: Wilkes County fire has consumed at least 620 acres as of Monday at midnight…Local Forest Service practicing “Zero Tolerance” which means no warning, you get a ticket on first offense if you violate No Burn Order…Taylorsville woman arrested on drug charges this morning…Hiddenite man busted by Iredell Deputies…Hickory man taken into Alexander County custody…Taylorsville man leads officers on vehicle chase…Wilkes teen wounded, then arrested
Weather: Sunny and 80
Sports: AC Softball hangs on to beat Moorsville…Cougar Tennis blanks Hibriten…Women’s Final Four is set, can anyone beat UConn ?…NC States names new Hoop Coach…UNC Coaching Search is on hold because of Final Four, what does that mean ?…Braves win…After 5 games, nobody is undefeated in Baseball
Happy Birthday: Shirley Jones, Herb Alpert, Christopher Walken, Gabe Kaplan, Al Gore, Rhea Perlman, Angus Young, Samantha Brown, Ewan McGregor, Molly Qerim
Does the sound of squeaking sneakers bother you in a Basketball Game ? https://www.nbcnews.com/video/the-surprising-science-behind-squeaking-sneakers-260410437773
Word of the Day: corregidor [kuh-reg-i-dawr] The chief magistrate in a Spanish town. Corregidor ; An island in the Philippines where US forces suffered a defeat to the Japanese in 1942 before returning in 1945.
Quote of the Day: “All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.”… Gordie Howe (Born this day in 1928)