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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

March 15, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, March 15th. Day 74 of 2023

It’s the Ides Of March ! Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44BC

1493: Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas

1781: The Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Greensboro. 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat an American force numbering 4,400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House

1916: President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the Mexican border to pursue Pancho Villa

1939: Germany occupies Czechoslovakia

1965: President Johnson, responding to the Selma,Alabama crisis, tells Congress “We shall overcome” while advocating the Voting Rights Act

1971: CBS announced it was dropping “The Ed Sullivan Show”

1990: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union

In the News: Man and woman arrested on drug charges overnight in Alexander County…Man charged with murder in Hickory makes court appearance…Six expensive vehicles stolen off Hickory lot…Construction Landfill to close in Catawba County

Weather: Wind backs off ! Sunshine with a high in the 50’s this afternoon

Sports: Lady Cougar Soccer wins again…Celebration planed for a pair of former Cougar Football coaches…Panthers sign a QB…NCAA Tournament tips-off…Hornets lose…Canes win but get lousy news

Happy Birthday: Judd Hirsch, Jimmy Swaggart, Mike Love, Fabio,Sly Stone, Ry Cooder, Dee Snider, Harold Baines, Terence Trent D’Arby, Bret Michaels, Mike Tomlin,Eva Longoria

When your drive, put down the damned phone ! https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/deaths-burns-brain-injuries-broken-limbs-17838933.php

Word of the Day: rendzina [ ren-jee-nuh ] a dark, rich soil containing limestone or chalk, above a softer, pale, calcareous layer, developed in grassland areas of high to moderate humidity.

Quote of the Day: “There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it”…Andrew Jackson (Born this day in 1867)

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