Wednesday, March 22nd. Day 143 of 2024
Happy EMS Day ! We have some great ones in Alexander County !
It’s Sherlock Homes Day. The sleuth was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who born in 1859
1849: Abraham Lincoln received a patent for the floating dry dock
1856: Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate
1900: The Associated Press was incorporated
1906: The Wright brothers received a patent their flying machine
1967: “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” premiered on PBS
1972: Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit Russia
1992: Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time. He had been host for nearly 30 years. Jay Leno took over the job three days later
2011: An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people
In the News: County names new DSS Director…County Commissioners continue budget work…5 charged after shots fired and two homes being ransacked in Alexander County…Taylorsville man returned to jail…Stony Point man arrested in Iredell County…Hickory Furniture plant closing, putting 200 out of work
Weather: Sunny and 86
Sports: Weddington takes game 1 over NW Guilford in West 4A Softball Regional…Lenoir-Rhyne into semifinals at Div II Softball World Series…Celtics take Game 1 over Pacers in East Final…NHL Final 4 faces-off tonight…Braves lose at Wrigley…Phillie hot streak shows no sign of letting up…Cleveland has won 5 straight…ACC joins Big 12 in lawsuit
Happy Birthday: Richard Benjamin, Tommy John, Bernie Taupin, Ann Cusak, Allison Eastwood, Apolo Ohno, Novak Djokovic
Google pays to get out of trouble…again https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ar-BB1mNHEI
Bet you can’t do this https://www.arcamax.com/entertainment/weirdnews/s-3255535
Word of the Day: neurosis [ noo-roh-sis, nyoo- ] Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality. A relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment. From Latin.
Quote of the Day: “Have a very good reason for everything you do”… Sir Laurence Olivier (Born this day in 1907)