Wednesday March 5th. Day 64 of 2025
It’s Ash Wednesday
Happy Cheese Doodle Day !
1770: Five Americans are fatally shot by British troops in an event known as the Boston Massacre
1782: George Westinghouse receives a patent for the air brake
1946: Winston Churchill coins the phrase “Iron Curtain” in a speech. It’s adopted and recognized as describing the Soviet block
1953: Joseph Stalin dies after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage four days earlier
1956: The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ban on segregation in public schools
1963: Patsy Cline dies in a plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. She was 30 years old
1971: Led Zeppelin performs “Stairway to Heaven” live for the first time during a concert in Belfast
1997: North Korea and South Korea met for first time in 25 years for peace talks
In the News: Alexander County Schools on two-hour delay on Wednesday…Fire chars over 6 acres in Wilkes County…Taylorsville man arrested on Georgia fugitive warrant…Stony Point man detained…Alexander County native named to position with Iredell Healthcare
Weather: WIND ADVISORY ON WEDNESDAY ! Wind gusts of 30 mph possible. Rain maybe heavy at times
Sports: Cougar Baseball falls to Marvin Ridge…AC Women’s Soccer and St Stephens battle to scoreless draw…Watauga’s men and women advance to Regional Semis in State Hoops…Heels win…Canes get road in in Detroit…ACC, Clemson and Florida settle lawsuits
Happy Birthday: Fred Williamson, Samantha Eggar, James B. Sikking, Marsha Warfield, Penn Jillette, Joel Osteen, Michael Irvin, Eva Mendes , Kyle Schwarber, Bo Bichette, Justin Fields
Tracking the World’s largest Iceberg https://www.yahoo.com/news/world-biggest-iceberg-runs-aground-153854294.html
Fighting pain ? Try swearing https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/mindandbody/ar-AA1Ad7TW
Word of the Day: penchant [ pen-chuhnt ] Having a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something. French meaning to lean or incline. “I have a penchant to stay home on Saturdays and watch college football”
Quote of the Day: “ A person’s a person, no matter how small”… Dr. Seuss