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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

December 20, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, December 20th. Day 354 of 2022

It’s Go Caroling Day and Sangria Day. Love Caroling and Sangria, so today should be terrific

1606: The “Susan Constant,” “Godspeed” and “Discovery” set sail from England. Their landing at Jamestown, VA, was the start of the first permanent English settlement in America

1790: The first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, RI

1860: South Carolina became the first state to secede from the United States

1924: Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison

1938: Vladimir Zworykin patented the iconoscope television system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_K._Zworykin
1989: General Noriega, Panama’s former dictator, was overthrown by a United States invasion force

2019: The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since 1947

In the News: Investigation underway into alleged sexual assault on the campus of Bandys High School…Taylorsville woman sent to jail by judge…Hiddenitte woman and two men facing charges after Sunday arrest…Statesville man gets prison time for shooting…Caldwell Narcotics agents make big meth haul

Weather: Sunny, High around 45

Sports: Alexander the Cougar wins national honor…AC Wrestling at North Wilkes tonight…Cougar Hoops will be home Wednesday…Duke at Wake Forest tonight…Baker Mayfield back to reality as Rams fall on frozen tundra…Panther will start Sam Darnold against Lions on Sunday

Happy Birthday: Peter Criss, Chris Robinson, Blanche Baker, Jonah Hill, Kylian Mbappé

NASA says this is the coldest place on Earth https://www.yahoo.com/news/coldest-spot-earth-nasa-pinpointed-125903009.html

Psychic makes predictions for 2023 https://nypost.com/2022/12/19/psychic-makes-celeb-predictions-for-2023-including-hoda-harry-and-meghan/

Quote of the Day: “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor”…Ulysses S. Grant

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