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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

July 13, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, July 13th. Day 194 of 2023

it’s Embrace Your Geekness Day. It’s OK to be a Geek

1585: A group of English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reached Roanoke Island, NC

1832: Henry Schoolcraft discovered the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota

1923: The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood

1972: Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts) and Robert Irsay (owner of the Los Angeles Rams) traded teams

1973: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee

1985: Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon

2008: Belgian brewer InBev announces deal to buy Anheuser-Busch for almost $52 billion

In the News: Two more candidates file for Taylorsville Town Council…Alexander County Board of Education to hold Town Hall Meeting in September…Wilkes County man arrested after Taylorsville chase…Stony Point man charged with felony drug offenses…Stony Point woman jailed for assault…Statesville Police investigating yet another shooting

Weather: Hot, 90-92. Humidity is creeping back too

Sports: Could there be some movement to upgrade Cougar Stadium ? No upgrade for me, lets replace it !…Still some Youth Camp spots available at ACHS…Harry Gant back on the ballot for NASCAR Hall of Fame…ESPN releases Baseball Report Card…Dick Vitale has throat cancer

David Thompson-1974

Happy Birthday: Johnny Gilbert,Patrick Stewart, Harrison Ford, Roger McGuinn, Cheech Marin, Louise Mandrell, David Thompson, Cameron Crowe, Tom Kenny, Rhonda Vincent, Ken Jeong

Dick Vitale has vocal chord cancer https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/38002463/espn-analyst-dick-vitale-says-vocal-cord-cancer

More evidence that what happens in Vegas DOES NOT stay in Vegas https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/naked-man-dances-on-poker-table-runs-through-strip-casinos-2870124/

Word of the Day: diatribe [ dahy-uh-trahyb ] A rant, a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, an attack or criticism: a tirade

Quote of the Day: “Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen”…Steven Wright

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