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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: Another COVID associated death reported Friday in Alexander County…Lenoir woman dies in Friday fire…Taylorsville woman indicted for child-sex related crimes…Hiddenite woman enters plea on forgery charges…Taylorsville man served fugitive warrant…
Weather: Sunshine to start the week
Sports: Rams are Super ! Cougar Women win at buzzer, Men drop regular season finale to Freedom…NWC Basketball Tournament this week…Four AC Wrestlers advance to State Finals…Wild finish in the dessert
Happy Birthday: Michael Bloomberg, Carl Bernstein, Pat O’Brien, Teller, Renée Fleming, Jim Kelly, Meg Tilly, Jules Asner
It’s gotta stop https://www.foxnews.com/us/war-on-cops-24-hours-police-officers-wounded-killed
The Chevy ad fading into “The Sopranos” has twitter abuzz https://nypost.com/2022/02/13/the-sopranos-siblings-steal-super-bowl-commercial-glory/
Don’t ask me about the Halftime Show at the Super Bowl. I was en-route from a party to home so I can’t give a comment. Just judging by the twaddle on social media, you either loved it or hated it, not much in between
Quote of the Day: “A lot of women say to me, ‘You know, I really hated you because my kids wanted you to be their mother”…Florence Henderson (Born this day in 1934)