Wednesday, March 12th. Day 71 of 2025
It’s Working Moms Day and Baked Scallops Day
Happy Girls Scouts Day ! Founded this day in 1912. The Cookies are great
1894: Coca-Cola begins selling their product in bottles for the first time
1918: Moscow is proclaimed the capital of Russia. St Petersburg had been capital for over 200 years
1930: Mahatma Gandhi begins his “March to the Sea”
1933: FDR addresses the Nation in the first of his “Fireside Chats”
1959: Hawaii becomes our 50th State
1987: Les Miserables opens on Broadway
2009: Bernard Madoff pleads guilty in New York to scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history
2020: President Trump suspends travel to Europe because of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the News: County Commissioners approve bids for major waterline project and EMS base…Two Hickory teens charged with murder to be tried as adults…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug counts in two counties…Taylorsville woman detained by Hickory Police…Newton Father and Son facing major drug charges and being held in Alexander County Jail
Weather: Sunny and 78. What part of that don’t suit you ?
Sports: Cougar Baseball ends losing skid…AC Men\s Tennis beats Bunker Hill…ACC Tournament gets into full swing today…UNC Wilmington punches ticket to Big Dance…LR getting ready for NCAA Div II Tournament…Panthers making moves…Bosa to the Bills…Canes win 5th straight…Tiger goes under the knife
Happy Birthday: Liza Minnelli, Mitt Romney, James Taylor, Jon Provost, Dale Murphy, Steve Levy, Darryl Strawberry, Jake Tapper
The Piano Man has health issues https://people.com/billy-joel-postpones-tour-to-undergo-physical-therapy-for-medical-condition-11694754
Word of the Day: exude [ ig-zood ] To come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out. To display conspicuously or abundantly; radiate. “She always exudes a positive attitude”
Quote of the Day: “Whenever we’re afraid, it’s because we don’t know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid”… Earl Nightingale (Born this day in 1921)