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Richard C Gilbert’s St Patrick’s Day Blog

March 17, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, March 17th. Day 76 of 2022

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Happy St Patrick’s Day ! We’re all Irish today

1756: Patrick’s Day is celebrated for the first time in New York City and the Crown and Thistle Tavern

1762: The first St Patrick’s Day Parade is held in New York

1845: The Rubber Band is patented by Stephen Perry of London

1930: Construction begins of the Empire State Building in New York City

1966: A US submarine locates missing hydrogen bomb on the Mediterranean Sea floor

1968: The Bee Gees make their American TV debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” performing “To Love Somebody” and “Words”

1969 Milwaukee born Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir

1992: A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed

In the News: Hiddenite man listed as missing…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug charge…Claremont woman jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville man facing drug counts…Alexander County man who allegedly led law enforcement on chase last week is arrested again

Weather: Maybe an early shower but we clear. High around 70

Sports: Alexander Central Softball rained out, travel to East Rowan today…Freddie is a Dodger…Von is a Buffalo Bill…The Big Dance begins today, Heels play Marquette this afternoon…My Final Four: Gonzaga, Arizona, Kentucky and Auburn. I don’t like ’em but Kentucky will cut down the nets

Happy Birthday: Patrick Duffy, Kurt Russell, Lesley-Anne Down, Gary Sinise, Danny Ainge, Rob Lowe, Mia Hamm, Stormy Daniels, Katie Ledecky

Here are the 6 venomous snakes found in North Carolina https://www.yahoo.com/news/6-venomous-snakes-north-carolina-162457555.html

Lassie did things like this https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/16/corgi-overboard-Indian-River-Florida-7-miles/3661647456068/

What will be the first shocking upset today in the NCAA Basketball Tournament ?

Quote of the Day: “The first feminine feature that goes, with advancing age, is the neck”…Gloria Swanson (Born this day in 1899)

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