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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

March 8, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, March 8th. Day 67 of 2022

It’s International Women’s Day. Isn’t everyday ?

1817: The New York Stock Exchange is founded. Don’t check your stock portfolio after yesterday’s free-fall

1880: U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes declared that the United States would have jurisdiction over any canal built across the isthmus of Panama

1917: Russia’s “February Revolution” began with rioting and strikes in St. Petersburg. The revolution was called the “February Revolution” due to Russia’s use of the Old Style calendar

1945: Phyllis Mae Daley received a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps. She later became the first African-American nurse to serve duty in World War II

1948: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools was unconstitutional

1999: The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Timothy McVeigh for the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995

2001: The House of Representatives voted for an across-the-board tax cut of nearly $1 trillion over the next decade

2014: In one of aviation’s greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370

In the News: 3 acres burn in Monday fire…County Board of Education meets today…Hiddenite man charged with statutory rape make court appearance…Taylorsville man jailed on multiple charges…Hiddenite man nabbed after traffic stop…Hudson man jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed in Lenoir…Hiddenite man arrested after County Deputies use Drone to track him down

Weather: Cloudy, High in low 60’s. Rain tonight

Sports: Winds wipes out Cougar Athletics on Monday, AC Softball at home today, Baseball on the road…Cougar Football Schedule released…Panthers clearing some cap space…ACC Tournament tips-off today…MLB sets another deadline for settlement with players

Happy Birthday: Susan Clark, Micky Dolenz, Randy Meisner, Carole Bayer Sager, Jim Rice, Aidan Quinn, Kenny Smith, Freddie Prinze Jr., Armanti Edwards

Putin using Radio to spread propaganda in the U.S. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-tiny-radio-station-broadcasting-russian-propaganda-in-d-c/ar-AAUJktB?ocid=uxbndlbing

Vegas Cop suspected of robbing three casinos https://apnews.com/article/business-crime-arrests-las-vegas-b992a874e704ea06a5e6f64cb5e41ae1

Some gas stations are hiring extra help to change the prices during the day

Quote of the Day: “Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?”…Jim Bouton (Born this day in 1939)

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