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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

November 10, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, November 10th. Day 314 of 2022

Happy Sesame Street Day !

1775: The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. The Marines went out of existence after the end of the Revolutionary War in April of 1783. The Marine Corps were formally re-established on July 11, 1798. This day is observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps

1919: The American Legion held its first national convention, in Minneapolis

1975: The Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore-hauling ship, and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot did this great tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI

1980: CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare

1989: Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall

1993: The House of Representatives passed the Brady Bill, which called for a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases

1996: Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 50,000 yards

In the News: Alexander County Board of Elections will conduct Election audit on Monday…Water Tap fee reduction extended…Microsoft expanding in Catawba County…Woman arrested in Alexander County for felony larceny and felony probation…Two Charlotte men nabbed for robbing Lincoln County bank…Catawba County man facing assault with a deadly weapon charge

Weather: Lots of Rain coming. It start tonight and carries into Friday

Sports: Some Round II Football Playoff games will be played tonight…Panthers host Rams tonight…Some NFL injury updates…Coastal Carolina loses QB…Hornets lose…Canes lose too…Dusty Baker will return next season

Happy Birthday: Donna Fargo, Dave Loggins, Roland Emmerich, Mackenzie Phillips, Mike McCarthy, Tracy Morgan, Ellen Pompeo, Miranda Lambert

A rare pink diamond brings a haul https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/rare-18-carat-pink-diamond-163000661.html

Warren Beatty facing lawsuit https://variety.com/2022/film/news/warren-beatty-lawsuit-sex-coerced-1235426029/

Something very special today at 4:30 pm. Local attorney Joel Harbinson has obtained an audio recording of a 1970 Cougar Football game that was broadcast on WTLK. Bill Fox and Rick Fox had the call of the game against Hudson and we’ll share it today

Quote of the Day: “The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself”…Richard Burton (Born this day in 1925)

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