Wednesday, March 26th, Day 85 of 2025
Where’s Popeye ? It’s Spinach Day. It’s also Manatee Appreciation Day. Have you seen one ?
1804: Congress ordered the removal of Indians east of the Mississippi to Louisiana
1812: A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term “gerrymander” to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. It still happens today, a lot !
1945: The battle of Iwo Jima ended
1953: Dr Jonas Salk announces a vaccine that would prevent polio
1979: In a game that featured two legends, Magic Johnson and Michigan State beat Larry Bird and Indiana State for the NCAA National Championship
1982: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington
1990: “Driving Miss Daisy” wins Best Picture at the Oscars. How could it not ?
2024: The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a collision with a container ship and one of the bridge’s support pillars. 6 people were killed
In the News: Crash overnight on Vashti Road sends one to hospital…Fatal crash in Newton…Catawba County chase ends with crash, injuries and arrest…Taylorsville woman facing more felony fraud charges…Three nabbed on drug charges Monday night in Alexander County…Taylorsville man nabbed by Hickory Police…Another brush fire in Alexander County, who are these small-wits that insist on starting a fire?
Weather: Sunny, WINDY and not quite as warm
Sports: Alexander Central Softball beats South Caldwell in a classic…AC Baseball, Women’s Soccer and Men\s Tennis take losses…LRU’s magic Season ends…Canes suffer bad loss…Russell Wilson lands in New York…Stanford fire Football Coach…Panther raising ticket prices again…Baseball blossoms on Thursday
Happy Birthday: Bob Woodward, Diana Ross, Steven Tyler, Vicki Lawrence, Leeza Gibbons, Marcus Allen, Jennifer Grey, Kenny Chesney, Keira Knightley, Von Miller
Here’s the World’s shortest goat https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/25/india-Guinness-World-Records-shortest-goat/5551742925383/
Word of the Day: vigor [ vig-er ] active strength or force, healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality, energetic activity. From French meaning force. “This morning, I’m a little low on vigor”
Quote of the Day: “ The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in”… A. E. Housman (Born this day in 1859)