Wednesday, March 10th. Day 69 of 2021
It’s International Bagpipe Day. I’m not Scottish but I like to hear them
Happy Pack your Lunch Day. Have you ever traded items during lunch ?
1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War
1876: Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call
1922: Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years
1941: The Brooklyn Dodgers announced the team would wear batting helmets during the upcoming season
1969: James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later recanted his plea
1971: The Senate approved an amendment to lower the voting age to 18
In the News: Everyone escapes daycare fire on Tuesday in Stony Point…6 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday in Alexander County…School Board approves calander for 2021-2022 school year…School nutrition program will serve meals during Spring Break…Taylorsville man jailed after Iredell drug sting…Lenoir man arrested in Alexander County
Weather: Sunshine again, high near 70
Sports: ACHS Trainer and Assistant AD, Stacy Lewis recognized by State High School Association…The Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week is named this morning…Panthers franchise Moton…Duke Bombs BC…4 ACC Tournament games today…Canes win again
Happy Birthday: Chuck Norris, Tom Scholz, Sharon Stone, Jasmine Guy, Rod Woodson, Jon Hamm, Carrie Underwood
We’ve lost an iconic news reporter https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/03/09/roger-mudd-veteran-cbs-newsman-dies-93-kidney-failure/6929404002/
What’s the best state to live in ? https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/us-news-releases-best-states-rankings
Man says he lived in stadium for years https://www.inquirer.com/news/the-secret-apartment-vet-stadium-20210309.html
Quote of the Day: “I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can’t trust em”…Jim Valvano (Born this day in 1946)