1780s BORN 1783: WASHINGTON IRVING (AUTHOR) 1820s 1829: JAMES CARRINGTON PATENTED A COFFEE MILL 1830s BORN 1837: JOHN BURROUGHS (NATURALIST) 1860s 1860: THE PONY EXPRESS BEGAN POSTAL SERVICE 1880s DIED 1882: JESSE JAMES (OUTLAW) 1882: THE OUTLAW JESSE JAMES WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ROBERT […]

GOOD FRIDAY Good Friday, also known as Great Friday, Holy Friday, or Sorrowful Friday, is a major Christian observance that commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. It is a time for Christians to reflect upon his suffering and willing sacrifice to atone for […]

APRIL FOOLS’ DAY The term “All Fools,” was probably meant as a deliberate stab at All Saints (November 1) and All Souls (November 2) Day. Although the origin of playing practical jokes and pranks on this day is hazy, many folklorists believe it may go […]

Every Year US: VIRGIN ISLANDS TRANSFER DAY 1590s BORN 1596: RENE DESCARTES (PHILOSOPHER) 1620s BORN 1621: ANDREW MARVELL (POET) 1730s BORN 1732: FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (COMPOSER) 1770s 1776: ABIGAIL ADAMS WROTE HER HUSBAND, JOHN, AT THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ABOUT THE PROPOSED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, […]

National Doctors’ Day United States (from Wikipedia Commons) In the United States, National Doctors’ Day is a day on which the service of physicians to the nation is recognized annually. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, and the date […]

BORROWING DAYS The last three days of March have a reputation for being stormy. Scottish folklore proposes that these three days were borrowed from April so that March might extend his power. The Spanish story about the borrowing days is that a shepherd promised March […]

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March 28, 2021 http://hailst.at/MSUvsUM032821 https://hailst.at/MBKListen https://hailstate.com/documents/2021/3/28/Game33Memphis.pdf https://hailst.at/MBKLiveStats FRISCO, Texas – After a trio of wins over Saint Louis, Richmond and Louisiana Tech, the Mississippi State men’s basketball team takes on Memphis for a NIT Championship on Sunday. Tip time is on-tap for 11 a.m. CT from the […]

March 27, 2021 FRISCO, TEXAS – D.J. Stewart Jr. set the tone with 19 first half points, Iverson Molinar did the heavy lifting with 20 of his career-high 25 during the second half, and Derek Fountain registered 15 points as the Mississippi State men’s basketball team used a total team effort […]

PALM SUNDAY This Christian observance falls on the Sunday before Easter and is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday. The beginning of Holy Week, Palm Sunday marks the day when Christ rode into Jerusalem a week before his death […]