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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

October 11, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, October 11th. Day 284 of 2023

It’s Take Your Parents to Lunch Day ! Sadly, I can’t

Today is Emergency Nurses Day

1767: Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed

1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington

1929: JC Penny becomes the first chain store with locations in all (then 48) states

1950: CBS gets the first approval from the Federal Communications to broadcast television in color

SNL Original Cast

1975: “Saturday Night Live” aired for the first time on NBC, George Carlin was the guest host

1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk

2001: The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection

In the News: Alexander County Schools get clean audit…Stony Point man facing rape charge in Georgia…Taylorsville man arrested after missing court date…Taylorsville woman arrested…Newton man busted on drug trafficking counts…Body found in Watauga confirmed at App St student

Weather: Some Sunshine, a few Clouds, high near 75

Sports: Eckard and Mason win NWC Doubles Title…Redmond named the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…App loses at home…Rangers punch ticket to ALCS…Braves and Phillies at 5pm today…Hurricanes open season tonight

Happy Birthday: Daryl Hall, Steve Young, Joan Cusack, Sean Patrick Flanery, Artie Lange, Michelle Trachtenberg, Michelle Wie-West, T. J. Watt

Mary Lou Retton clinging to life https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mary-lou-retton-fighting-for-her-life-with-rare-form-of-pneumonia-daughter-says-231113655.html

104-year old woman did it, then died https://nypost.com/2023/10/10/104-year-old-woman-dies-days-after-attempting-world-record-for-oldest-skydiver/

Word of the Day: obstetric [ uhb-ste-trik ] Of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery. Of or relating to childbirth

Quote of the Day: “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die”…Eleanor Roosevelt

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