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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

February 6, 2019 By Richard C. Gilbert

* * * * W E D N E S D A Y * * * * F E B R U A R Y 6th * * * * D A Y 37 of 2019 * * * *

Happy Frozen Yogurt Day !

1815: New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens

1919: The American Legion is founded

1971: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon

1988: Michael Jordan makes his signature dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo

1998: Washington National Airport was renamed for former President Ronald Reagan

In the News: Woman who struck Alexander County School Bus in December was traveling 71 miles per hour…Hickory school bus struck Tuesday…Security breach at Catawba Valley Medical Center impacted about 20,000 patients…State will not seek death penalty in Catawba County murder trial…Boone woman sent to prison for child sex abuse

Weather: Wow, it’s warm. Clouds take over today

Sports: Cougar Men beat McDowell…Heels Blister the Pack…Duke Dominates…Wake gets OT win…Hornets blow big lead and lose…Canes get a Wow Win….It’s National Signing Day for College Football…Major League Baseball looking at rule changes to speed pace of play

Tom Brokaw

Happy Birthday: Rip Torn, Tom Brokaw, Fabien Forte, Robert Townsend, Axl Rose

A new study indicates that men’s brains age faster that the brains of females. Wow, I’m not sure what that means but…I forgot what I was going to say

I read where a college professor says that the 1964 film “Mary Poppins” was racist. That professor is a moron

It was so nice Tuesday, I’m running out of clothing to shed

Quote of the Day: “Man is not free unless government is limited”…Ronald Reagan (Born this day in 1911)

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