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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

February 8, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, February 8, 2020. Day 39 of 2021

It’s Laugh and Get Rich Day. If the get rich part comes first, the laughter becomes easier

Happy Kite Flying Day !

1693: The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II of England

1896: The Western Conference was formed by representatives of Midwestern universities. It’s known as the Big 10 today. Strange that it has more than 10 teams and still called the Big 10 though

1936: The first National Football League draft was held. Jay Berwanger was the first to be selected. He went to the Philadelphia Eagles. Mel Kiper Jr did not him #1 on his draft board

1971: The Nasdaq stock-market index debuted

1973: A seven member select committee was named by Congress to investigate the Watergate scandal. Sam Ervin of Morganton was the chairman of that committee

1993: General Motors sues NBC after the network allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day

In the News: Taylorsville man charged with attempted convenience store break-in…Man from Lenoir facing Alexander County charges…

Weather: Frigid start but we’ll see Sunshine today, High in mid to upper 40’s

Sports: Buc defense shuts down Chiefs, as Tampa Bay wins Super Bowl…Taylorsville’s Troup wins on PBA Tour…lexander Central Football begins practice for Spring Season today…Cougar men get win on Friday, take a loss Saturday…AC Women roll…Heels hold off Devils…Hornets get Super Sunday Win…Canes win on the road…Koepka is back

Happy Birthday: John Williams, Ted Koppel, Nick Nolte, Dan Seals, Mary Steenburgen, John Grisham, Alonzo Mourning

Not your normal chicken thief https://www.fox5ny.com/news/angry-maskless-customer-armed-with-gun-robs-roscoes-chicken-waffles

Have you ever lost your wallet and got it back ? https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-california-san-diego-ba251d7bdfc451509e7339006ed69b1a

I still don’t consider Tom Brady the GOAT but he wins. The Super Bowl was all about the defense played by Tampa Bay. I never dreamed that Patrick Mahomes could be shut down. Those missing offensive lineman haunted the Chiefs. Tampa Bay deserved it, they out-coached and out-played the Chiefs

Quote of the Day: “A gentleman is simply a patient wolf”…Lana Turner (Born this day in 1921)

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