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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

March 2, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, March 2nd. Day 61 of 2023

It’s Dr Suess Day. The politically correct zombies consider Dr Suess a racist. They obviously never read any of his work. The world needs more of Dr Suess

It’s Read Across America Day. We need to make a better effort to make Americans more adept at Reading. Parents need to take some responsibility

1836: Texas declared its independence from Mexico

1897: President Cleveland vetoed legislation that would have required a literacy test for immigrants

1917: The Russian Revolution began with Czar Nicholas II abdicating

1949: Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute

1962: Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia scored 100 points against the New York Knicks

1969: In France, the Concorde makes it’s first test-flight

1983: Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets

In the News: Crash this morning blocks US-90 east of Taylorsville…Taylorsville man gets prison time…Hickory man gets 50 years in child porn case…Lincoln County teen being held in Alexander County custody

Weather: Rain Today and Tonight

Sports: Alexander Central Softball opens season with win…All Conference honors for Cougar Athletes…Hornets lose…Panthers would prefer trading up to draft QB…Canes lose in Vegas (that happens often)

Happy Birthday: Gene Stallings, John Irving, Laraine Newman, Ian Woosnam, Jon Bon Jovi, Daniel Craig, Chris Martin, Ben Roethlisberger, Reggie Bush

More and more Young Americans are getting Colorectal Cancer and researchers aren’t sure why https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-young-people-are-getting-colorectal-cancers-and-doctors-dont-know-why-e5b51ca9

Word of the Day: enmity [ en-mi-tee ] A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism

Quote of the Day: “My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read”…Abraham Lincoln

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