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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

January 15, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, January 15

It’s Bagel Day, Wear a Hat Day and Strawberry Ice Cream Day

1844: The University of Notre Dame received its charter from the state of Indiana

1870: A cartoon by Thomas Nast titled “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” appeared in “Harper’s Weekly.” The cartoon used the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time

1889: The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta

1943: The Pentagon was dedicated as the world’s largest office building in Arlington, VA. The structure covers 34 acres of land and has 17 miles of corridors

1967: The first NFL Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10

1973: President Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam

2001: Wikipedia was launched

2009: US Airways Flight 1549, bound for Charlotte ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as “The Miracle on the Hudson” as all 155 people on board were rescued
In the News: Human remains located north of Taylorsville…Teen rescued from frozen pond in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed under large bond…Hiddenite man facing long list of charges…Stony Point man busted in Iredell County…Conover man returned to prison after serving 33 years…

Weather: Sunshine and 40 on Wednesday

Jayon Connor

Sports: Connor leads Cougars to win over Watauga…AC women drop close one…Blue Lucifers keep rolling…UNC and NC State in action tonight…Will Deon coach the Cowboys ?

Happy Birthday: Margaret O’Brien, Randy White, Andrea Martin, Mario Van Peebles, Chad Lowe, Drew Brees, Pitbull

The Government is hooked on Energy Drinks https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-u-s-government-runs-on-celsius-just-ask-anyone-on-capitol-hill/ar-BB1rq7jD

Word of the Day: itinerate [ ahy-tin-uh-reyt ] To go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge. often, homeless people are called itinerate. “The itinerate Pastor was quite a contrast from his predecessor”

Martin Luther King jr

Quote of the Day: “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools”… Martin Luther King, Jr.

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