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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

February 14, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, February 14th. Day 45 of 2023

Happy Valentines Day

1876: Alexander Graham Bell filed an application for a patent for the telephone. It was officially issued on March 7, 1876

1899: Congress approved voting machines for use in federal elections

1924: The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company changes its name to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

1929: The “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in Chicago, IL. Seven gangsters who were rivals of Al Capone were killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine%27s_Day_Massacre

1980: Walter Cronkite announced his retirement from the “CBS Evening News”

1989: The first satellite of the Global Positioning System was placed into orbit around Earth

2005: YouTube was launched online

2018: A shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is one of the deadliest school massacres with 17 fatalities and 15 injuries

In the News: Taylorsville Town Board will hold work sesson on Wednesday…Alexander Central Band member honored…Cocaine bust in Catawba County…Iredell Deputies raid gambling operation…Lenoir man arrested

Weather: Clouds with a high in low 60’s

Sports: Lady Cougar Hoops open play in NWC Tournament tonight at home…Tar Heels back to being the gang that can’t shoot straight…LeMelo goes off for Hornets…Super Bowl Sunday was the third most watched event in TV history

Happy Birthday: Michael Bloomberg, Carl Bernstein, Pat O’Brien, Teller, Renée Fleming, Jim Kelly, Meg Tilly, Jules Asner

North Carolina might finally pull their heads out of the sand and legalize Happy Hour https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/other/legalized-happy-hours-could-come-to-nc-this-summer/ar-AA17qWLS

The United States has established a new UFO Taskforce https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-task-force-department-of-defense/

Word of the Day: Amorous [ am-er-uhs ]
Inclined or disposed to love, often in a sexual manner
Showing or expressing love: an amorous letter.
Of or relating to love: amorous poetry.
Being in love; enamored: “She smiled and at once he became amorous of her”

No Black Ice this morning

Quote of the Day: “I may have many faults, but being wrong ain’t one of them”…Jimmy Hoffa (Born this day in 1913)

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