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Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 3/23/2023

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It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! I didn't realize it's been since 1918 Congress approved Daylight Saving Time!

 

u 2007: The first "Forever Stamp" is unveiled March 26 by the U.S. Postal Service.

u 1998: "Titanic" wins 11 awards at the March 23 Oscar ceremonies.

u 1989: Oil tanker Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels near Alaska on March 24.

u 1984: The U.S. Senate rejects an amendment March 20 to permit spoken school prayer.

u 1980: On March 21, President Carter announces a boycott of the Moscow Olympics.

u 1974: OPEC lifts a five-month oil embargo against the U.S. on March 18.

u 1965: On March 20, civil rights marchers depart Selma, AL, for Montgomery, AL.

u 1934: The first Masters golf tournament tees off March 22 in Augusta, GA.

u 1918: On March 19, Congress approves Daylight Saving Time.

u 1852: Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published March 20.

u 1457: The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed book, is completed on March 22.

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP ,

Time goes by way too fast!

Mar 24, 2023 05:15 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

You are so right Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI ..so much has happened since then.

Mar 24, 2023 05:16 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

It's all relevant Endre Barath, Jr. LOL!

Mar 24, 2023 05:16 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I'm positive too Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 

Mar 24, 2023 05:17 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

My thoughts exactly Wayne Martin 

Mar 24, 2023 05:17 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I'm sure not many Kat Palmiotti

Mar 24, 2023 05:18 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Dorie... can't imagine life without forever stamps... it feels like they've been around longer than 16 years.

Mar 24, 2023 05:31 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I hardly remember when we didn't have them Nina Hollander, Broker 

Mar 24, 2023 05:43 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Taking prayer out of school certainly lead to the country going down the wrong path.

Mar 24, 2023 05:44 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Dorie, Daylight Saving Time has been around for way too long, and would sure love to see it go away!

Mar 24, 2023 05:52 AM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Those are more than just fun facts but important dates in history as well.

Mar 24, 2023 07:37 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Dorie, for sharing your list of fun facts.

Mar 24, 2023 10:51 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Dorie- I love these. I loved it when the Forever Stamp was introduced. And now...I rarely even buy stamps!

Mar 24, 2023 11:46 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Amen Brian England 

Mar 24, 2023 01:29 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Many are divided on this issue Joan Cox 

Mar 24, 2023 01:29 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I agree Ed Silva 

Mar 24, 2023 01:29 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

You are most welcome Roy Kelley 

Mar 24, 2023 01:30 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

It is nice having the Forever stamp. I still use some but nothing like I did before.

Mar 24, 2023 01:30 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Dorie it is time for Congress to correct the big mistake they made on March 19, 1918 and get rid of "Daylight Saving Time"

Mar 24, 2023 03:24 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Let's see if they do George Souto 

Mar 25, 2023 05:07 PM