March 2022
Album – GLASS HOUSES (Billy Joel)
Album released March 12, 1980 Glass Houses is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on March 12, 1980. It features Joel's first song to peak at No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me". The album itself topped the Pop Albums chart for six weeks and was ranked No. 4 on Billboard's 1980 year-end album chart. The album is the 41st best selling album of the 1980s, with sales of…
Find out more »Birthday – JAMES TAYLOR (74)
James Vernon Taylor (Born: March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Find out more »Album – HEARTBEAT CITY (The Cars)
Album released March 13, 1984 (still sounds pretty fresh for a 38 year old)
Find out more »DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS
Time to "spring forward"! Officially clocks go ahead Sunday morning at 2:00am (to 3:00am), but most of us do it tonight before we go to bed. Don't worry, we'll get the hour back... in the fall. ALSO... test and change the batteries in your smoke detectors!
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SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (for provincial government employees), and the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat.
Find out more »Birthday – ROB WELLS (51)
Robb Wells is a Canadian actor and screenwriter best known for portraying Ricky LaFleur on Trailer Park Boys. Born: Moncton March 20, 1971 Wow, Ricky is 51! (so much for "Freedom 35")
Find out more »FIRST DAY OF SPRING
In 2022, the March equinox happens today at 12:33PM. ADT. In the Northern Hemisphere, this date marks the start of the spring season. In the Southern Hemisphere, the March equinox marks the start of autumn, while the September equinox marks the start of spring.
Find out more »POISON PREVENTION WEEK
For Poison Prevention Week (PPW) this year, the IWK Regional Poison Centre and Child Safety Link (CSL) would like to remind everyone that they can prevent poisonings at home. The goal of this year’s campaign theme, Lock it, Label it, Store it, is to educate parents and caregivers about safe storage tactics that can make their homes more safe, and to dispel certain common myths about cannabis poisoning. The IWK Regional Poison Centre receives hundreds of calls every year about…
Find out more »Birthday – ROGER HODGSON (72)
Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson (born 21 March 1950) is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman and founding member of progressive rock band Supertramp. Hodgson composed and sang the majority of the band’s hits, including "Dreamer", "Give a Little Bit", "Take the Long Way Home", "The Logical Song", "It's Raining Again", and "Breakfast in America."
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