Archive for February 12th, 2024

NPR ‘MORNING EDITION’ HOST HAS DIED

Bob Edwards, 25-Year Voice of NPR's 'Morning Edition,' Dead At 76 - Radio Ink

Bob Edwards, longtime NPR 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76: 'A trusted voice'

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public
Radio’s “Morning Edition” for just under 25 years and was the
baritone voice who told many Americans what had happened
while they slept, has died.

Edwards, who died Saturday, was 76 years old. NPR gave no
further details.

His cause of death was reported to be "metastatic bladder
cancer and a heart ailment."

Quietly, Bob Edwards walks away | MPR News
Red Barber, left, is shown with Bob Edwards on Oct. 22, 1992.
(AP)

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Patrick Mahomes holds the trophy

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LVIII win on
Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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IMPEACHMENT TRIAL COMES TO AND END

President Bill Clinton Impeachment - The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley

On February 12, 1999, the five-week impeachment trial of Bill
Clinton
came to an end, with the Senate voting to acquit the
president on both articles of impeachment: perjury and
obstruction of justice.

Opinion | Why Impeaching Trump Is ‘Worth It’ - The New York Times

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TALLEST PRESIDENT (6’4) BORN ON THIS DAY

Indian Hill Historical Society & Little Red Schoolhouse

Future U.S. president Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on February 12, 1809.

Lincoln, one of America’s most admired presidents, grew up a
member of a
poor family in Kentucky and Indiana. He attended
school for only one year, but thereafter read on his own in a
continual effort to improve his mind. As an adult, he lived in
Illinois and performed a variety of jobs including stints as a
postmaster, surveyor and shopkeeper, before entering politics.

He served in the Illinois legislature from 1834 to 1842 and in
Congress from 1847-1849, and then became an attorney.

31 Best Abraham Lincoln Birthday Wishes, Greetings, Gifs & Meme | PICSMINE

Historic words: Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday with timely review - syracuse.com

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