5 Things You'll Want to Know for March 14

1) Spring Break officially starts today for Lindbergh district schools, although Friday was a half-day of school under a different designation.

2) The Oak Bend branch library hosts teen jewelry making, 7 p.m. using discarded computer parts, ages 12-18. Call ahead, 314-822-0051.

3) Snow started early this morning, about 2 a.m.

4) Did you hear about the NYC college student, Amanda Foote, who sold for $900 her spot as first in line to buy an iPad 2?

5) It's the 217th anniversary of Eli Whitney granted a U.S. patent for the cotton gin, the 111th anniversary of the U.S. going on the gold standard to back its printed money, and 47 years since a Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, (the suspected assassin of JFK) after millions of viewers watched the shooting happen on TV.