Its Sun morning 3/30 H42 L 28 light morning snw, prtly cldy; blizzard watch for Dakotas & Minn w 7 of snow expected; . Sec of State Kerry scrambles travel plans to meet w Russian counterpart in Paris today to set up talks on Ukraine ;Baltimore Raven, Ray Rice marries girlfriend he was just charged for beating her; over 10K protestors march through streets of Thai capital calling for new government; Cuban lawmaker pass law allowing foreign investment; GOP insiders move to draft Jeb Bush for 2016 presidential run 9Las Vegas); NCAA both Miller boys out as AZ & Dayton lose, Wisconsin & Fla move on to Elite 8. OTD 240 BCE 1st recorded perihelion of Halleys Comet; 1492 King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain sign a decree expelling Jews; 1763 whites seek shelter within the confines of Ft Pitt as Indians kill settlers & demolish their homes (Pontiacs Uprising); 1822 Congress combines E. & W. Fla. to create Fla. territory;1870 Sec of State Hamilton Fish declares the 15th Amend met to be in effect (prohibits denying citizen the right to vote or hold office on the basis of race); 1943 Rodgers & Hammersteins Oklahoma premiers (NYC); 1953 Albert Einstein announces a revised Unified Field Theory; 1981 Pres Regan shot by John Hinckley, Jr (Washington, DC). BRT (in honor of Opening Day tomorrow, Albert von Tilzer & Jack Norworth ,the men who wrote Take Me Out to the Ballgame never attended a baseball game. Enjoy the day.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 12:55:15 +0000