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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

June 20, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, June 20th. Day 171 of 2022

It’s the final day of Spring

Happy National Vanilla Milkshake Day. It’s been a while since my last one

1782: Congress approves the Great Seal of the United States with the bald eagle as its symbol

1840: Samuel Morse patents his telegraph

1944: Congress charters the Central Intelligence Agency

1972: An 18½-minute gap appears in the tape recording of conversations between President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex.

1975: The film “Jaws” hits the theaters

1994: O.J. Simpson is arraigned for the murders of Nicole Simpson & Ronald Goldman

1999: Payne Stewart wins the US Open at Pinehurst

In the News: Alexander County Commissioners expected to pass budget tonight…Taylorsville Police charge man for parking lot shooting…Man charged with murder in Catawba County…Taylorsville man arrested for assault with a deadly weapon…Fatal crash in Iredell County

Weather: Sunny with a high around 85. Back in the Oven on Tuesday with mid 90’s

Sports: A Britt takes the US Open…Game III of Stanley Cup Finals tonight…Hornets looking for coach again after being left at the alter…Davidson says goodbye to a legend…College World Series underway…Yankees off to record start

Happy Birthday: Len Dawson, Brian Wilson, Anne Murray, Bob Vila, Lionel Richie, John Goodman, Nicole Kidman

Meet a 103 year-old Skydiver https://www.fox5ny.com/news/103-year-old-woman-becomes-oldest-to-parachute-out-of-a-plane

How may push-ups can you do in an hour https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/17/australia-Guinness-World-Records-most-push-ups-one-hour/3701655496499/

Quote of the Day: “I don’t know anybody who’s any good who isn’t nuts”…Martin Landau (Born this day in 1928)

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