After a chilly St. Patricks day yesterday, the warmth returns .. 40s today, near 50 tomorrow with possible thunderstorms .. springs on its way. March 18th already .. lets take a look back .. 1852, Wells Fargo began its shipping and banking company .. 1892, Lord Stanley presented his silver challenge cup for hockey .. 1931, Schick unveiled its first electric razor .. 1954, RKO Pictures was sold to Howard Hughes .. 1961, Poppin Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy was introduced .. 1967, Penny Lane went gold .. 1970, Rainy Night in Georgia went gold .. 1982, Teddy Pendergrass had his spinal cord severed in a car accident .. and in 1998, Daryl Jones replaced Bill Wyman in the Rolling Stones. Born March 18th were Edward Everett Horton in 1886 .. Peter Graves in 26 .. George Plimpton in 27 .. Robert Lee Smith of the Tams in 36 .. Charlie Pride in 38 .. Travis Pritchett of Travis & Bob in 39 .. Wilson Pickett in 41 .. drummer John Hartman of the Doobie Brothers in 50 .. Irene Cara in 59 .. Vanessa Williams in 63 .. Bonnie Blair in 64 .. Queen Latifah in 70 .. and Fernando Rodney in 77. People we lost today were Johnny Appleseed in 1845 .. General Motors founder William Durant in 47 .. John Phillips in 2001 and Fess Parker in 2010. Tigers rained out, theyll play two today, against the Blue Jays and Mets .. Maple Leafs at the Red Wings tonight .. and Michigan now #7, MSU #11. Mega Millions at 400 million tonight .. and warmer air arrives today, but a chance of freezing rain late tonight and possible thunderstorms tomorrow. Enjoy !
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:19:08 +0000