Today is #73 of the 365 days this year, and I invite you to cel=
ebrate March 14th with me.
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March 14 is NATIONAL PI DAY because 3 (Marc=
h), 1, and 4 are the first three digits of Pi. Celebrate by eating . . . CH=
IPS! Why? March 14 is also NATIONAL POTATO CHIP DAY. Many think there=
is no better snack food in the world than the humble potato chip (although=
I rank Cheetos higher). It doesn’t matter whether you love salt and =
vinegar, classic salted chips, or something more adventurous; eat some pota=
to chips today and revel in their glory!
FAMOUS EVENTS of March 14th
March 14, 1592 – "Ultimate Pi day" on this day at 2 seconds bef=
ore 6:54am is the largest correspondence between calendar dates and signifi=
cant digits of pi (3.14159265358)
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March 14, 1647 – Thirty Years’ War ended in the=
Peace of Ulm
March 14, 1794 – American inventor Eli Whitney was granted a patent=
for a ground-breaking new type of cotton engine (gin).
March 14, 1880 – Salvatio=
n Army of England expands to the USA (New York City)
March 14, 1899 – German inve=
ntor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon/airs=
hip.
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arch 14, 1900 – US currency goes on gold standard after Congress passes the=
Currency Act (despite pleas from Willing Jennings Bryan for the silver sta=
ndard, “You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold”)=
March 14, =
1912 – the US cookie “Oreo” trademarked (best-selling cookie br=
and in the US)
March 14, 1923 – President Warren G. Harding became the first pres=
ident to pay taxes in the US.
March 14, 1942 – Anne Miller became the first patie=
nt to be treated with the new wonder drug, penicillin.
March 14, 1954 – Milwaukee=
Braves future home run king Hank Aaron homers in his debut exhibition game=
against the Boston Red Sox
March 14, 1967 – US President John F. Kennedy’s=
body was moved to its final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery
March 1=
4, 1995 – The population of space hit a new record with 13 astronauts orbit=
ing.
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arch 14, 2018 – Finland became the world’s happiest country (pushing =
Norway to second place)
March 14, 2019 – Google employee Emma Haruka Iwao broke a=
world record by using the cloud in calculating Pi right down to 31.4 trill=
ion digits
PEOPLE BORN on March 14th
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March 14, 1948 – Billy Crystal (Ameri=
can Actor)
March 14, 1879 – Albert Einstein (Physicist)
March 14, 1933 – Michael =
Caine (English Actor)
March 14, 1958 – Albert II (Prince of Monaco)
March 14, 198=
8 – Stephen Curry (Basketball Player for Golden State Warriors
March 14, 19=
48 – Robert Griffin (Pastor, Professor, Founder of the infamous Grif.=
Net)
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me=
, This I Love!"