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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

May 15, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, May 14. Day 135 of 2023

Happy Straw Hat Day !

1862: Congress created the U.S. Department of Agriculture

1905: The city of Las Vegas was incorporated

John Dillinger

1934: The Department of Justice offers $25,000 reward for John Dillinger, dead or alive

1940: Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the United States

1942: Gasoline rationing began in the U.S. The limit was 3 gallons a week for nonessential vehicles

1972: Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace was shot by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, MD while campaigning for the U.S. presidency. Wallace was paralyzed

1988: The Soviet Union began their withdrawal of its 115,000 troops from Afghanistan. Soviet forces had been there for more than eight years

2008: California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage

In the News: Hiddenite woman killed in Catawba County crash…Alexander County Commissioner meet today…Hickory man charged with assaulting Alexander County Deputy…Taylorsville woman arrested again for probation violations…Morganton man already in Alexander County Jail facing more charges

Weather: Clouds mixed with Sun. High 72-75

Sports: Cougar Softball advances to Round III on Tuesday…AC Baseball drops a heartbreaker to Providence…Cougar Golfer Aidan Hollar in State Finals today…Canes in Conference finals…NBA Final Four set…Day breaks five-year drought…Byron takes Darlington…Braves have lost four straight

Happy Birthday: George Brett, Mike Oldfield, Dan Patrick, John Smoltz, Emmitt Smith, Ray Lewis, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Florida man sets world record for living under water https://apnews.com/article/florida-environment-education-underwater-record-1b7657c223a738c7a7b6b129dc4a928b

“The Godfather of Poker” has folded https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/doyle-brunson-the-godfather-of-poker-dead-at-89/

Word of the Day: Fiduciary [ fi-doo-shee-er-ee,] A person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another: All investment advisors registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must act as fiduciaries

Quote of the Day: “Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning”…Thomas Jefferson

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