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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

February 9, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, February 9th. Day 40 of 2023

Happy Chocolate Day !

Rejoice, it’s National Pizza Day !

1825: The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President. No candidate had received a majority of electoral votes

1870: The United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service today

1895: The first college basketball game was played as Minnesota State School of Agriculture defeated the Porkers of Hamline College, 9-3

1964: The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show

1969: The Boeing 747 flew its inaugural flight

1971: Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

1989: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co. completed the $25 billion purchase of RJR Nabisco

2021: The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump began

In the News: Major Drug Sting nets close to 20 arrests in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police arrest man on over 20 charges…Taylorsville man jailed for probation violations…Car with human remains found in the waters of Lake Norman in Catawba County…Burke County man charged with murder agrees to plea deal

Weather: Clouds and showers today. Very Windy

Zach Brzykcy

Sports: Zach Brzykcy gets invite to Major League Camp…Cougar Hoops getting ready for regular season finale on Friday at Freedom…Hornets lose of course…Some big NBA trades

Happy Birthday: Carole King, Joe Pesci, Mia Farrow, Judith Light, Phil Ford, John Kruk, Travis Tritt, Dan Shulman, Camille Wimush

Joe’s electric cars might doom AM Radio https://www.autoweek.com/news/a42025199/will-electric-cars-kill-am-radio/

It had to be a bad game https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ridiculously-low-scoring-game-in-oklahoma-shows-the-need-for-shot-clocks-in-high-school-basketball-across-the-country-140619434.html

Word of the Day Lambent [ lam-buhnt ]  
Running or moving lightly over a surface. Example; When Richard C’s ball went in the pond, lambent ripples appeared on the surface

Quote of the Day: “The wise man does at once what the fool does finally”…Niccolo Machiavelli

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