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Richard C Gilbert’s Columbus Day Blog

October 12, 2020 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday October 12th. Day 286 of 2020

It’s Native American Day

Happy Columbus Day !

1492: Christopher Columbus’s first expedition makes landfall in the Bahamas

1692: The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Province of Massachusetts Bay Governor William Phips

1901: President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the “Executive Mansion” to the White House

1938: Filming began on “The Wizard of Oz”

2000: The USS Cole, a US Navy destroyer is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39

1998: The House of Representatives passed the Online Copyright Bill

In the News: Busy agenda tonight for County Commissioners…Early Voting begins Thursday…Another arrested connected with last week’s shooting in Alexander County…Stony Point woman facing drug charges…Hickory woman jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police file charges

Weather: Maybe a shower early, clouds hang around a while longer

Sports: Lakers win Bubble Title…Panthers in first place…Chiefs upset…Dallas wins but loses QB…UNC up to #5 in College Football Poll…Rays take game one of ALCS…Braves and Dodgers being NLCS tonight…Elliott is King of the Road

Happy Birthday: Ned Jarrett, Tony Kubek, Sam Moore, Chris Wallace, Susan Anton, Hugh Jackman

UNC up to #5 in the AP College Football Poll. Not with that defense, nope, they’re not yet top 5. Maybe a legit top 10 though

The nonsensical ramblings of an addled moron https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/10/us/kaepernick-essays-call-for-abolishing-police-trnd/index.html

Sunday was a dreary day, sorry to be morose but it was not a nice day

Quote of the Day: “What’s another word for Thesaurus ?”…Steven Wright

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