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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

September 23, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, September 23rd. Day 266 of 2021

Today is Innergize Day ! I spelled it right by the way https://nationaltoday.com/innergize-day/

1780: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers He has papers exposing Benedict Arnold’s treason

1806: The Corps of Discovery, the Lewis and Clark expedition, reached St. Louis and ended the trip to the Pacific Northwest

1930: Flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier

1957: Nine black students withdrew from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas due to the white mob outside

1962: The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City

1990: Ken Burns epic documentary “The Civil War” begins airing on PBS

1991: U.N. weapons inspectors find documents detailing Iraq’s secret nuclear weapons program

In the News: Five more COVID-19 deaths in Alexander County…57 new cases reported Wednesday…Statesville Police searching for murder suspect…Hiddenite man arrested on multiple charges…Taylorsville teen taken into custody…Conover man charged with assault and kidnapping

Weather: You gotta love it ! Sunshine and 72 today

Sports: ACHS Volleyball wins again…JV Cougar Football hosts Hibriten this evening…Panther play in Houston this evening…Braves win despite baserunning gaff…Giants pick up game on Dodgers…Red Birds win 11th straight…Yankees move into Wild Card spot…Carolina Hurricanes open pre-season camp today

Happy Birthday: Julio Iglesias, Mary Kay Place, Bruce Springsteen, Larry Mize, Jason Alexander, Eric Montross, Sean Spicer

Even booze is in short supply https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039600464/liquor-shortages-covid-19-pennsylvania-virginia-ration-alcohol

Raquel Welch sighting. It’s a damned shame we can’t stay young https://pagesix.com/2021/09/22/raquel-welch-spotted-for-first-time-in-over-2-years/?_ga=2.222987928.246378589.1632389395-1214514949.1573077424

Get your shot !

Quote of the Day: “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be”…Socrates

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