March 25th - Today is the 84th day of the year, with only 281 days remaining in 2006.
Mars' Month - March was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war.
March Flowers: Daffodil or Jonquil [Yellow] -  Affection, Cheerfulness, Desire, Grants Wishes, New Beginnings, Respect, and Sympathy
March Birthstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone - Courage

U.S. Horse Race Day
The first horse race in U.S. was held in 1668. The historical event took place on Hempstead Plain, the forerunner to today's Garden City, in the shadow of where Belmont Park now stands. English Governor Richard Nicolls ordered the construction of a race track on Long Island and was responsible for having introduced the sport of horse racing in America.

"Universal Time" (UT) which is sometimes referred to, now colloquially, as "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)
LAST QUARTER - Mar 22   7:10 p.m.
NEW MOON - Mar 29   10:16 a.m.
FIRST QUARTER - Apr 5   12:01 p.m.
FULL MOON - Apr 13   4:41 p.m.


From the Home Office in Wahoo, Nebraska, it's the Top Ten List for April 27, 1999
TOP TEN HORSES LEAST LIKELY TO WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY
10. Future Glue
9. Senor Sleepy
8. Parts On Order
7. Tax Write-Off
6. Two Fat Guys In a Horse Costume
5. Pothole Dancer
4. 2-Legged Pierre
3. Ebola
2. Kevorkian's Delight
1. CBS
©MMV, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.


ACTING -
1901 Ed Begley, Hartford CT, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry) [D: 04/28/70]
1938 Hoyt Axton, Duncan OK, actor/musician (Black Stallion, Junkman, Rousters) [D: 10/26/99]
1942 Paul Michael Glaser, Cambridge MA, actor (Starsky-Starsky & Hutch)/director (The Air Up There)
1948 Bonnie Bedelia (Culkin), NY NY, actress (Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel, New Land)
1953 Mary Gross, Chicago IL, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds)
1965 Sarah Jessica Parker, Nelsonville OH, actress (The First Wives Club, Sex and the City)
1976 Amy Smart, Topanga CA, actress (The Butterfly Effect, Starsky & Hutch)

ARTISTIC -
1867 (John) Gutzon Borglum, St Charles ID, sculptor (Mount Rushmore) [D: 03/06/41]
1908 David Lean, Croydon England, director (Dr Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter) [D: 04/16/91]
1934 Gloria Steinem, Toledo OH, feminist/publisher (Ms Magazine)
1944 Frank Oz (Oznowicz), Hereford England, muppetteer/actor (Muppet Show, Star Wars)

HISTORIC -
1911 Jack Ruby (Jacob Rubenstein), Chicago IL, murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on 11/24/63 [D: 01/03/67]

MUSIC -
1940 Anita Bryant, Barnsdall OK, Miss Oklahoma-Miss America runner-up (1958)/singer (George Gobel Show)
1942 Aretha Franklin, Memphis TN, gospel/soul/R&B singer/"Queen of Soul" (Respect)
1947 Sir Elton John (Reginald Dwight), Pinner England, singer/actor (Rocketman, Your Song, Candle in the Wind)

SCIENCE -
1928 James A Lovell Jr, Cleveland OH, Capt USN/astronaut (Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13)

SPORTS -
1966 Tom Glavine, Concord MA, NLB pitcher (Mets, Braves) All Stars x9, World Series MVP '95
1982 Danica Patrick, Beloit WS, race driver (Rookie of The Year in the 2005 IRL Championship)


1634 The first settlers arrive in Maryland (led by Lord Baltimore).
1669 Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000.
1776 Continental Congress authorizes a medal for General George Washington.
1802 The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and United Kingdom.
1913 Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York NY) starring Ed Wynn.
1937 Washington Daily News is first US newspaper with perfumed advertising page.
1954 RCA manufactures first color TV set (12½" screen at $1,000).
1965 Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery.
1969 During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace in the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
1979 The first fully functional space shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch.
1982 Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL to score 200 points in a season.
1996 The EU's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (BSE).
MORE EVENTS


SOURCE: Earth Calendar
Anniversary of the Arengo - San Marino
Annunciation - Haiti Romania
Commemoration Day of victims of the Communist Terror - Latvia
Independence Day - Greece
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin - Bulgaria
Waffle Day - Sweden
Maryland Day - United States of America
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Annunciation - Christianity


ALLLLEEE OOOP!
A champion jockey is about to enter an important race on a new horse. The horse's trainer meets him before the race and says, "All you have to remember with this horse is that every time you approach a jump, you have to shout, 'Alllleee Ooop!" really loudly in the horse's ear. Providing you do that, you'll be fine."

The jockey thinks the trainer is mad but promises to shout the command. The race begins and they approach the first hurdle. The jockey ignores the trainer's ridiculous advice and the horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.

They carry on and approach the second hurdle. The jockey, somewhat embarrassed, whispers, "Allleee Ooop" in the horse's ear. The same thing happens. The horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.

At the third hurdle, the jockey thinks, "It's no good, I'll have to do it," and yells, "Allleee Ooop!" really loudly. Sure enough, the horse sails over the jump with no problems. This continues for the rest of the race, but due to the earlier problems the horse only finishes third.

The trainer is fuming and asks the jockey what went wrong. The jockey replies, "Nothing is wrong with me. It's this bloody horse. What is he, deaf or something?"

The trainer replies, "Deaf? Deaf? He's not deaf ... he's blind!"


A dog looks up to a man, a cat looks down on a man, but a patient horse looks a man in the eye and sees him as an equal.- Unknown


HORSE SHOW: Mane event. (WordFoolery)

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