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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

March 25, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, March 25th. Day 84 of 2025

Happy Waffle Day !

1669: Mt Etna erupts in Sicily killing 20,000

1934: Horton Smith wins the first Masters Golf Championship

1954: RCA markets their first Color TV set. It sells for $1,000

1965: Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

1974: NC State beat Marquette to win the NCAA Basketball title

1976: “My Fair Lady” opens on Broadway

2001: “Gladiator” wins Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Russell Crowe wins Best Actor. Julia Roberts is named Best Actress in “Erin Brokovich”

2016: The Rolling Stones perform a free outdoor concert in Havana, Cuba, before an estimated crowd of 500,000

2019: Apple introduces new TV streaming platform Apple TV+
In the News: Woman dies in Morganton fire…Proposed budget for proposed Town of Bethlehem is submitted to state…Taylorsville woman found in criminal contempt during court appearance…Taylorsville man recently released from prison now in jail…Hickory Police arrest Hiddenite man Tuesday morning…Statesville man facing 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor…

Weather: Sunshine mixed with a few clouds. High 70 and YES the WIND will BLOW. By the way, that STATEWIDE BURN BAN REMAINS in place

Sports: Showdown tonight, Cougar Softball and Baseball at South Caldwell with conference lead on the line…New Cougar Football Coach Chris Marshall announces Special Event…LRU Hoops play in Div II Elite 8 tonight…NC State and UNC Women advance to Sweet 16…LR Men play tonight in Elite 8…NC State’s new Men’s coach arrived on campus on Monday…Panthers playing the NFL Draft game pretty well because the draft gurus all have different opinion on who they’ll take

Happy Birthday: Gene Shalit, Jim Lovell, Tom Monaghan, Paul Michael Glaser, Sir Elton John, Marcia Cross, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Glavine, Danica Patrick, Katharine McPhee

Interesting piece on effort to incorporate Bethlehem https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2025/03/24/public-can-comment-on-proposed-bethlehem-budget/

Don’t try this at home https://nypost.com/2025/03/24/science/north-carolina-man-dons-bear-costume-to-scare-off-persistent-real-life-black-bear-video/

Word of the Day: lout [ lout ] noun- An awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oafish. Verb-To bend, stoop, or bow, especially in respect or courtesy. “His rude behavior earned him a reputation as a lout.”

Quote of the Day: “Is football a game or a religion?”…Howard Cosell (Born in Winston Salem, NC this day in 1920)

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