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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

January 18, 2019 By Richard C. Gilbert

* * * * F R I D A Y * * * * J A N U A R Y 18th * * * * D A Y 18 of 2018 * * * *

Happy Winnie The Pooh Day ! The creator, A. A. Milne was born this day in 1882

It’s Thesaurus Day. Everybody should own one, if they did, conversations would be so much better

1778: English explorer James Cook discoverd the Hawaiian Islands which he dubbed the Sanwich Islands

1911: Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship

1958: Willie O’Ree, the first African Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins

1990: Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting

Glenn Frey

2016: Glenn Frey a co-founder the Eagles dies at the age of 67

In the News: Man escapes Alexander County Jail overnight and is captured this morning…Stony Point man arrested overnight in Catawba County…A Taylorsville woman listed as wanted by authorities in Iredell County…Ex Hickory police officer found guilty of using unreasonable force…Lenoir man arrested for indecent exposure

Weather: Some Sunshine Today, Weekend is a mixed bag

Sports: Cougar Hoops travels to Hickory this evening…NFL Conference Championships on Sunday, who you got?…Busy Saturday for UNC, NC State, Duke, and Wake Forest…LRU gets some new assistant coaches

Kevin Costner


Happy Birthday: Bobby Goldsboro, Kevin Costner, Mark Messier, Jason Segel, Julius Peppers

Just a suggestion ! Never leave the keys in your vehicle. The truck stolen overnight by the escaped inmate from the County Jail, had the keys in the ignition. He was captured this morning

Quote of the Day: “Never stand between a dog and the hydrant”…John Peers

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