• Crunchy Taco Day – Bite into the crunch!
• French Bread Day – Nothing beats a warm baguette fresh from the oven. Head to your favorite bakery today and grab some for dinner.
• Healthy Fats Day – You need some healthy fat in your diet, like nuts and avocados! Dark chocolate is also a good choice!
• Common Courtesy Day –  Seems like nobody has any common courtesy these days. Let’s work on that.
• Single Parent Day – Shout out to the single parent holding things down. We see you, and you’re doing a great job!
• World Poetry Day – What’s your favorite poem?
• Memory Day – Having a sharp memory is a gift! 

Birthdays! Friday, March 21st:

• Adrian Peterson, 40 – Former NFL running back
• Melissa Gorga, 46 – Real Housewives of New Jersey star
• Gary Oldman, 67 – Academy Award-winning actor. He played Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. 
• Matthew Broderick, 63 –  Forever known for his lead role in the classic comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He’s married to Sarah Jessica Parker.
• Rosie O’Donnell, 63 – Comedic actress and former talk show host who moved to Ireland.
• Eddie Money ( 1949 – 2019) Rock legend who gave us “Two Tickets To Paradise”

Friday In History:

• 1859: The first Zoological Society was incorporated in Philadelphia. PA, today simply called ‘The Philadelphia Zoo.’ 
• 1980: “Who shot J.R.?” On the season finale of Dallas, J. R. Ewing was shot by an unseen assailant. The following season we found out that it was Kristin Shepard, J.R.’s mistress
• 1980:  President Jimmy Carter announced that the United States would boycott the Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Moscow that summer.
• 1986:  Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships. 
• 1989: Sports Illustrated reported allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
• 1991: Leo Fender, the founder of Fender Musical Instruments, dies at age 81 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
• 1994: Bruce Springsteen wins an Oscar for the song “Streets of Philadelphia” from the Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia.
• 1994: Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals   
• 2006: Twitter was founded. 
• 2012: The Wanted became the first UK boy band to land a Top 5 hit in the US when “Glad You Came” peaked at #3. The single got a boost after it was covered on Glee in February.