Wednesday, March 15th. Day 74 of 2023
It’s the Ides Of March ! Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44BC
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: Man and woman arrested on drug charges overnight in Alexander County…Man charged with murder in Hickory makes court appearance…Six expensive vehicles stolen off Hickory lot…Construction Landfill to close in Catawba County
Weather: Wind backs off ! Sunshine with a high in the 50’s this afternoon
Sports: Lady Cougar Soccer wins again…Celebration planed for a pair of former Cougar Football coaches…Panthers sign a QB…NCAA Tournament tips-off…Hornets lose…Canes win but get lousy news
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
When your drive, put down the damned phone ! https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/deaths-burns-brain-injuries-broken-limbs-17838933.php
Word of the Day: rendzina [ ren-jee-nuh ] a dark, rich soil containing limestone or chalk, above a softer, pale, calcareous layer, developed in grassland areas of high to moderate humidity.
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)