Wednesday, March 19th. Day 78 of 2025
Happy International Poultry Day ! Big Time Business around here
It’s the Last Day of Winter
1822: The city of Boston was incorporated
1918: Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1931: The state of Nevada legalizes gambling. It turned out well, wouldn’t you say ?
1966: Texas Western University (now Texas-El Paso) wins the NCAA Basketball Championship. It was the first team with a starting 5 of all black players to won the title
1979: The House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN
1987: Televangelist Jim Bakker resigned from the PTL due to a scandal involving Jessica Hahn
2003: President George W. Bush announced that U.S. forces had launched a strike against “targets of military opportunity” in Iraq. The attack was aimed at Iraqi leaders thought to be near Baghdad
2024: Finland is ranked the happiest country in the world by the UN for the seventh year in a row
In the News: Taylorsvile man gets prison time for connection to murder investigation…Alexander County woman sent to prison…Stony Point man nabbed on drug charges…Conover man charged with larceny at Bethlehem business…Burke County mulling new elementary school
Weather: Some clouds invade but warm with high in mid to upper 70’s
Sports: Alexander Central Softball, Baseball, Women’s Soccer and Men’s Tennis get Tuesday wins…Heels romp over the Aztecs…LR Hoops march to Elite 8…Hornets lose of course…Dodgers beat Cubs in Tokyo opener
Happy Birthday: Ursula Andress, Ruth Pointer, Glenn Close, Bruce Willis, Andy Reid, Abby Brammell, Clayton Kershaw
A trove of documents released on JFK assassination Tuesday night https://apnews.com/article/jfk-assassination-files-release-trump-3e8f31e18468d96b53210572e0992c07
How much sleep do you really need ? https://apnews.com/article/sleep-cycles-women-rem-
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Word of the Day filibuster [ fil-uh-buhs-ter ] The use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure. An exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. To impede legislation by delay methods. “The Senator filibustered for seven hours in an effort to delay a vote”
Quote of the Day: “Uh’ is not an answer”… Judge Judy Sheindlin