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Richard C Gilbert’s Memorial Day Blog

May 29, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, May 29th. Day 149 of 2023

It’s Memorial Day. Thank You to those who paid for our Freedom with their life

1721: South Carolina was formally incorporated as a royal colony

1790: Rhode Island became the last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution

1886: The first ad for a new product called Coca-Cola appeared in The Atlanta Journal

1922: The Supreme Court ruled that organized baseball was a sport, not subject to antitrust laws

1953: Edmund Hillary and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest

1974: President Nixon agreed to turn over 1,200 pages of edited Watergate transcripts

2001: Four followers of Osama bin Laden were convicted of a global conspiracy to murder Americans. The crimes included the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa that killed 224 people

2004: The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C

In the News: Three Alexander Countyovernight crashes send victims to hospital…Taylorsville woman charged with firing into occupied vehicle…Alexander County teen arrested…Taylorsville woman facing charges in Hickory…Statesville man facing rape charge

Weather: Clouds, showers and a high in the low 70’s

Sports: Lenoir-Rhyne wins Men’s Lacrosse National Championship…Busy day in Charlotte Motor Speedway in weather cooperates…Wild finish at Indy…Boston hosts Miami in game 7 tonight

Happy Birthday: John Hinckley Jr. La Toya Jackson, Annette Bening, Melissa Etheridge, Lisa Welchel, Carmelo Anthony

Conscript [ verb kuhn-skript; noun, adjective kon-skript ] To draft for military service (verb). To compel into service (verb). A recruit obtained by conscription (noun).

Quote of the Day: “When they asked Jack Benny to do something for the Actor’s Orphanage – he shot both his parents and moved in”…Bob Hope (Born this day in 1903)

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