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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

December 14, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, December 14th. Day 348 of 2023. 11 Shopping Days till Christmas

Happy Yoga Day !

1903: Orville Wright made the first attempt at powered flight. The engine stalled and the plane was damaged. Three days later, after repairs were made, the modern aviation age was born

1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole

1918: For the first time in Britain, women were allowed to vote

1939: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations after they invade Finland

1946: The U.N. General Assembly voted to establish the United Nation’s headquarters in New York City

1999: Charles M. Schulz announced he was retiring the “Peanuts” comic strip. The last original “Peanuts” comic strip was published on February 13, 2000

2012: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed at an elementary school in Sandy Hook, Connecticut

In the News: Alexander County School’s Budget approved…Two file for School Board on Wednesday…Former Commissioner Mayberry files for U.S. House…Monument dedication today for former Commissioner Jeff Peale…Taylorsville man released from prison and placed in jail… Alexander County couple arrested on drug charges…Hudson man arrested on statutory rape charge

Weather: More Sunshine with a high around 52

Sports: Coach Carter and Tanner Moore in Greensboro for Sunday’s East-West All-Star Game…NC State gets QB through transfer portal…App and LRU get Hoop wins…Hornets play and of course, they lose

Happy Birthday: Michael Ovitz, Stan Smith, Craig Biggio,James Comey, Bridgette Hall, Tori Kelly, Vanessa Hudgens

If you own a a Tesla, send it back ! https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-recalls-over-2-million-102948192.html

Disturbing story https://www.yahoo.com/sports/two-men-indicted-selling-eagles-141546461.html

Word of the Day: pernicious [per-nish-uhs ] Deadly; destructive; exceedingly harmful. Pernicious comes from the Latin word perniciōsus, meaning “ruinous.” Sentence: The pernicious effects of smoking can lead to severe health problems, including lung cancer and heart disease.

Quote of the Day: “It is not how old you are, but how you are old”… Jules Renard

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