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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

November 15, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, November 15th. Day 319 of 2022

It’s Recycling Day. It’s absurd not to

Happy Clean Out the Fridge Day ! If you don’t know what it is, trash it

1864: Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their “March to the Sea”

1926: The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations

1939: President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC

1942: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory in the Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign

1971: Intel releases the world’s first commercial single-chip microprocessor

1992: Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year career

2001: Microsoft launches the Xbox game console

In the News: Registered Taylorsville Sex Offender arrested…Statesville Police searching for runaway teen…US Marshalls post reward for arrest of Conover man wanted for murder of his wife…Claremont man arrest on assault charge…Gunfire in Wilkesboro parking lot

Weather: Cold Rain develops today

Sports: Eight Cougar Football players named all-conference…Cornwell named Coach of the Year…No more undefeated teams in NFL…Hornets end losing streak…Canes win in Chicago…AL Rookie of the Year named

Happy Birthday: Petula Clark, Sam Waterston, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Beverly D’Angelo, Kevin Eubanks, Lorena Ochoa

The most obese state in America is https://wallethub.com/edu/fattest-states/16585

Yep, a lot of people watched the season premiere of Yellowstone Sunday night https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/yellowstone-season-5-premiere-ratings-1235261644/

Quote of the Day: “When ‘The People’s Court’ came along, I had an opportunity to really teach people about law. It was very important to me”…Judge Joseph Wapner (Born this day in 1919)

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