Today is Monday, March 20, the 79th day of 2017 in the Gregorian calendar, with 286 days remaining.
Today is the
first day of Spring.
There are:
12 days until April
Fools' Day;
20 days until Palm
Sunday;
21 days until First
Day of Passover;
25 days until Good
Friday;
27 days until Easter
Sunday;
28 days until US
Federal Income Tax filing day;
29 days until Last
Day of Passover;
33 days until Earth
Day;
40 days until Arbor
Day;
46 days until Cinco
de Mayo;
55 days until Mother's
Day;
69 days until Memorial
Day;
606 days until the
2018 mid-term elections; and
1,402 days until the end of Donald
Trump's term as President, assuming he isn't impeached.
-----
On this date in 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe's Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about slavery, "Uncle Tom's Cabin", was published.
-----
Today is also Extraterrestrial Abduction Day.
-----
Some persons born on March 20 who said interesting things:
- Ernest Bramah (1868-1942), English author;
- René Coty (1882-1962), President of France;
- Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), American academic;
- Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet;
- A.J. Jacobs (1968), American journalist, author, and lecturer;
- Spike Lee (1957), American film director, producer, writer, and actor;
- Ovid (43BC - 17/18AD), Roman poet;
- Pat Riley (1945), American professional basketball executive;
- Mary Roach (1959), American author;
- Fred Rogers (1928-2003), American television personality;
- B.F. Skinner (1904-1990), American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher;
Quote of the day:
"Democracy is the spawn of despotism. And like father, like son.
Democracy is power and rule. It's not the will of the people, remember;
it's the will of the majority."
-B.F. Skinner
-----
Why Trump can't let go of his wiretapping claim.
-----
Fareed Zakaria nails the secret to Trump's success:
-----
Not everyone's thrilled Cheerios gave away 1.5 billion wildflower seeds to save the bees. Some say the packets contain invasive wildflowers that could overtake native species and spread disease.
-----
Humpback whales are behaving oddly and scientists want to know why.
-----
The Solar System could have more than 100 planets. Good news for Pluto, which may regain its planet status if new definitions for celestial bodies are approved.
-----
The tardigrade, or Water Bear, is almost indestructible. Science finally found the reason why.
-----
As you see, KGB Report is now a daily effort, and I'd appreciate it if you can share us with your friends and, perhaps, click on the link below and become a patron, or send a donation to me here in the KGB Kave at 1512 Annette Avenue, South Park, PA 15129. Aside from some consulting work, KGB Report, other writing efforts and partial Social Security retirement benefits are looking more and more like my main source of income. So if you like us, chip in a buck or ten every month to keep us on the air. Becoming a patron will also get you free copies of any books we publish on Amazon or Kindle in the coming year. Thanks for your support!
(Unless otherwise noted, all citations are from Wikipedia.)
Categories: The Daily KGB Report
KGB Stuff Commentwear E-Mail KGB
Donate via PayPal
