03/14/23 Grif.Net - 3.14159265358
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Today is #73 of the 365 days this year, and I invite you to celebrate March 14th with me.
March 14 is NATIONAL PI DAY because 3 (March), 1, and 4 are the first three digits of Pi. Celebrate by eating . . . CHIPS! 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 potato chips today and revel in their glory!
FAMOUS EVENTS of March 14th
March 14, 1592 - "Ultimate Pi day" on this day at 2 seconds before 6:54am is the largest correspondence between calendar dates and significant digits of pi (3.14159265358)
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 - Salvation Army of England expands to the USA (New York City)
March 14, 1899 - German inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin granted a patent for the navigable balloon/airship.
March 14, 1900 - US currency goes on gold standard after Congress passes the Currency Act (despite pleas from Willing Jennings Bryan for the silver standard, “You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold”)
March 14, 1912 - the US cookie “Oreo” trademarked (best-selling cookie brand in the US)
March 14, 1923 - President Warren G. Harding became the first president to pay taxes in the US.
March 14, 1942 - Anne Miller became the first patient 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 14, 1995 - The population of space hit a new record with 13 astronauts orbiting.
March 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 trillion digits
PEOPLE BORN on March 14th
March 14, 1948 – Billy Crystal (American Actor)
March 14, 1879 - Albert Einstein (Physicist)
March 14, 1933 – Michael Caine (English Actor)
March 14, 1958 – Albert II (Prince of Monaco)
March 14, 1988 – Stephen Curry (Basketball Player for Golden State Warriors
March 14, 1948 – Robert Griffin (Pastor, Professor, Founder of the infamous Grif.Net)
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"
