On This Day March 8th

 OTD

March 18th is the Seventy-seventh Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 288 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula leaves up to 20,000 dead.

1241 – First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city.

1673 – English lord John Berkeley sold his half of New Jersey to the Quakers.

1899 – Phoebe, a satellite of Saturn, becomes the first to be discovered with photographs taken in August 1898 by William Henry Pickering.

1922 – In India, Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to six years for civil disobedience, of which he served only two.

1959 – The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law.

1990—In the most significant art theft in US history, 12 paintings worth around $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. They are still missing today.

 

Birthdays

1603 – Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (d. 1697)

1837 – Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (d. 1908)

1909 – Ernest Gallo, an American businessman, co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery (d. 2007)

1927 – George Plimpton, American journalist and actor (d. 2003)

1934 – Charley Pride, American country music singer and musician (d. 2020)

1975 – Brian Griese, American football player and sportscaster.

 

Holidays And Observances

National Awkward Moments Day

Humans have been experiencing awkward moments since the beginning of time. Some of the earliest documented instances include Isaac Newton incorrectly predicting the end of the world, a football team running a touchdown to the wrong side of the field, and President Roosevelt accidentally encountering Churchill naked after a bath.

With the advent of technology and social media, the number of awkward moments that are made public has increased exponentially. Some more infamous moments include Janet Jackson’s “Nipplegate” at the Superbowl, Ashlee Simpson lip-synching at a concert, and Ariana Grande being caught on camera licking a doughnut at a bakery before putting it back.

In the digital age, texting, dating apps, and social media have created a new level of awkwardness. We’ve all been there - accidentally swiping right on a coworker, liking a crush’s Instagram post from years ago, or even sending a screenshot of a message back to the person we were texting!

Despite the embarrassment, accept that awkward moments are part of being human and can be fun to laugh about. After all, the history of embarrassing moments is long and varied, reminding us that we’re all in this together.

 

 

Others Include.

Act Happy Day

Clean Monday

Evacuation Day Observed

Forgive Mom and Dad Day

Goddess of Fertility Day

National Biodiesel Day

National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day

National Sloppy Joe Day

Oatmeal Cookie Day

Orthodox Green Monday

Supreme Sacrifice Day

Transit Driver Appreciation Day

Well-Elderly Day 

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