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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

March 31, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, March 301st . Day 90 of 2022

It’s Crayon Day ! How sharp are your Crayolas ?

1880: Wasbash, Indiana becomes the first town to be completely illuminated by electric lighting

1889: The Eiffel Tower officially opens in Paris

1918: Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time

1931: Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne is killed with 7 others when a light plane crashes on trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knute_Rockne

1953: The United States Department of Health, Education & Welfare is established

1975: UCLA beats Kentucky and captures their 11th national title under coach John Wooden who had announced his retirement 2 days earlier

1992: The USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, is decommissioned

In the News: Careless burning leads to building being torched on Wednesday in Alexander County…Man dies in Wilkes County crash…Chase in Burke and Caldwell County reaches speeds of 130 miles per hour…South Carolina man arrested with stolen vehicle in Catawba County…Woman suing Burke County Public Schools…Another scam alert

Weather: Rain and Wind Today

Sports: Cougar Baseball nips St Stephens…Statesville High looking for new Football coach…Arians steps down as Tampa Bay coach…Hornets win in the Big Apple…US Soccer teams loses but clinches spot in World Cup

Happy Birthday: Richard Chamberlain, Shirley Jones, Herb Alpert, Christopher Walken, Gabe Kaplan, Al Gore, Rhea Perlman, Samantha Brown, Ewan McGregor

Wow, even CNN is starting to report this old, old story https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/30/politics/hunter-biden-federal-investigation-heats-up/index.html

Maybe some mustard with your plastic ? https://www.gutnews.com/microplastics-food-gut-health/

Been a while since the last possum story https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/30/australia-possum-clinging-to-buoy-Victoria-Australia/3171648672810/

Here’s an early warning, tomorrow is April Fool’s Day !

Quote of the Day: “I don’t want to retire, because you stay retired for an awfully long time”…Gordie Howe (Born this day in 1928)

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