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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

February 19, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, February 19. Day 50 of 2021

It’s Tug-Of-War Day ! Grab the rope and pull !

1807: Former Vice President Aaron Burr is arrested for treason

1878: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph

1945: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. The battle lasted for about 5 weeks and was one of the bloodiest of the Pacific War. Almost 7,000 Americans were killed. Japan suffered losses of close to 20,000

1986: The Soviet Union launched the Mir Space Station

2008: Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency. His brother Raul was later named as his successor

2010: Tiger Woods issues a statement admitting infidelity and was “stepping away from golf”

In the News: County Schools on two-hour delay today…13 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday in Alexander County…Health Department expects the state to supply some vaccine next week after they were “left out” last week…Taylorsville couple wanted for murder might still be in the area…Alexander County man charged with meth possession…Missing Iredell County teens found safe…

Weather: Clearing skies and some SUNSHINE today ! Not very warm but at least some SUNSHINE

Sports: State says Hickory should not have cancelled the women’s basketball game against ACHS, now they’ll play Saturday morning…Cougar Football to scrimmage Maiden on Saturday…Taylorsville’s Kyle Troup bowls for a national title this weekend…

Happy Birthday: Smokey Robinson, Amy Tan, Jeff Daniels, Roger Goodell, Prince Andrew, Duke of York , Seal, Justine Bateman, Benicio del Toro, Haylie Duff

Your poop may hold the key to detecting new strain of virus https://www.vice.com/en/article/3anemj/we-need-a-national-poop-testing-strategy-to-stop-mutant-coronavirus-strains

An update from “The Land of Fruits and Nuts” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-california-bill-would-decriminalize-psychedelics-expunge-criminal-records-n1258261

Cougar Football kicks off a week from today ! Strange times we’re living in

It looks like we’ll have a weekend without rain ! As it stands right now, the ground will be dry on June 1st !

Quote of the Day: “To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge”… Nicolaus Copernicus (Born this day in 1473)

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