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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

May 17, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, May 17th. Day 137 of 2022

It’s National Work From Home Day ! Most of what I do is done from home. I’m only at the station when I’m on the air from 5 till 8:30

1792: 24 merchants form the New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street, New York City

1875: The first Kentucky Derby is won by Aristides

1932: Congress approves the spelling of “Porto Rico” to Puerto Rico

1946: President Harry Truman seizes control of nation’s railroads to delay a strike

1954: The Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools

1973: Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings

1993: Intel’s new Pentium processor is unveiled

2004: Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize same-sex marriage

In the News: It’s Primary Day in North Carolina, polls open in Alexander County 6:30am-7:30 pm…Taylorsville man charged with rape make court appearance…Hickory Police charge Newton man with rape this morning…Taylorsville
Police charge trio with robbery…TPD nabs fugitive…Taylorsville man facing drug charges…Lenoir man arrested after car chase

Weather: Sunny and Warm. High around 84

Sports: Lady Cougar Softball host Charlotte Providence in Round III Playoff game today…Canes Bandwagon is getting crowded…NBA Conference finals begin tonight…Dodgers beat MadBum…Braves continue to swing and miss…Yankees are 26-9 after 35 games

Happy Birthday: Kathleen Sullivan, Sugar Ray Leonard, Simon Fuller, Jim Nance, Craig Ferguson, Hubert Davis, Matt Ryan, Nikki Reed

Having more than two kids will impact the brain https://www.studyfinds.org/too-many-kids-harmful-brain/

Another cast member of the Andy Griffith Show has died https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/warm-tv-blog/article261483542.html

Quote of the Day: “Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable”…John Patrick

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