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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

December 14, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, December 14th. Day 348 of 2022. 11 Shopping days till Christmas

It’s Yoga Day !

1903: Orville Wright made the first attempt at powered flight. The engine stalled and the plane was damaged. Three days later, after repairs were made, the modern aviation age was born

1911: Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole

1918: For the first time in Britain, women were allowed to vote

1939: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations after they invade Finland

1946: The U.N. General Assembly voted to establish the United Nation’s headquarters in New York City

1999: Charles M. Schulz announced he was retiring the “Peanuts” comic strip. The last original “Peanuts” comic strip was published on February 13, 2000

2012: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed at an elementary school in Sandy Hook, Connecticut

In the News: Commissioners approve funding for Officers at all elementary schools in Alexander County…Duo arrested charged with breaking and entering at ACHS…felony drug charge filed against man in Bethlehem…Hickory man arrested after chase…Newton man nabbed for cocaine trafficking…Lenoir woman arrested for trafficking meth

Weather: Rain coming late in the day

Sports: Cougar Hoops sweep four Tuesday night…Tar Heels and Wolfpack get wins…Canes win in Hockey Town…Carlos Correa gets 13 years and $350 million…Argentina punches ticket to World Cup final

Happy Birthday: Stan Smith, Craig Biggio,James Comey, Bridgette Hall, Tori Kelly, Vanessa Hudgens

Definition for man and woman is changing ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cambridge-dictionary-changes-definition-of-man-and-woman/ar-AA15e8q7

Now accepting orders https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/13/artificial-womb-facility-is-a-glimpse-of-pregnancy-in-the-future-17926466/

Quote of the Day: “The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery”… Robin Williams

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