Tuesday, March 15th. Day 74 of 2022
It’s National Napping Day ! A little Siesta is not a bad idea
Happy True Confessions Day. Is there something that you need to admit to. Today’s the day
It’s the “Ides of March”. In 44 BC on this day Julius Caesar was assassinated by high ranking Roman senators
1493: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas
1781: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Greensboro. 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat an American force numbering 4,400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House
1916: President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the Mexican border to pursue Pancho Villa
1939: Germany occupies Czechoslovakia
1965: President Johnson, responding to the Selma,Alabama crisis, tells Congress “We shall overcome” while advocating the Voting Rights Act
1971: CBS announced it was dropping “The Ed Sullivan Show”
1990: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union
In the News: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police and Highway Patrol conduct “Operation Spring Clean”…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug charge…Taylorsville man nabbed on Catawba County warrants…Stony Point man sent to jail for 30 days…Claremont man get prison time for role in Capital invasion…Lenoir man arrested after chase
Weather: Sunshine, high 63-65
Sports: Cougar Softball now 7-0 after Monday win…Freddie will not be a Brave this year…Panthers make some roster moves…Hornets win deep in the heart of Texas…Aussie captures Players Championship in Florida
Happy Birthday: Judd Hirsch, Jimmy Swaggart, Mike Love, Fabio,Sly Stone, Ry Cooder, Dee Snider, Harold Baines, Terence Trent D’Arby, Bret Michaels, Mike Tomlin,Eva Longoria
Don’t buy Chevron gas https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/exclusive-chevron-set-to-trade-venezuelan-oil-if-us-relaxes-sanctions-sources/ar-AAV2YVq
Inflation ? It’s getting worse https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/new-wave-inflation-disruptions-hits-us-factory-floors-2022-03-14/
A picky meth customer http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/man-seeks-meth-test-568301
Quote of the Day: “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it”…Andrew Jackson (Born this day in 1867)