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Richard C Gilbert’s “Eat What You Want Day” Blog

May 11, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, May 11th. Day 131 of 2023

It’s Eat What You Want Day ! Wow, I wish

1812: British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated in the lobby of the British House of Commons

1910: An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana

1947: The tubeless tire is Introduced by the B F Goodrich Company

1960: Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Israeli Mossad in Argentina

1965: The Byrds made their TV debut with “Mr Tambourine Man” on NBC’s “Hullabaloo” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds

1996: After departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592. The plane crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board

2001: Attorney General John Ashcroft approved a 30-day delay of the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh

News: Hefner says citizens need to be aware of the effort in Raleigh to defund public schools…Mocksville woman jailed in Alexander County…Stony Point woman jailed without bond…Stony Point man arrested by Probation and Parole Officers…Chase in Catawba County

Weather: More of the same, and that’s great

Sports: West Alexander Baseball completes perfect season…Times set for Alexander Central Softball and Baseball Playoff Games on Friday…Canes can wrap it up tonight…Warriors say alive…Panther sign another draft pick…Sox beat the Braves

Happy Birthday: Louis Farrakhan, Eric Burdon, Dr Robert Jarvik, Frances Fisher, Mike Lupica, Martha Quinn, Tim Blake Nelson, Cam Newton

FDA approves over-the-counter Birth Control Pill https://apnews.com/article/birth-control-pills-without-prescription-fda-d6e863b0d41a8c6c783c569773efa349

Bo knows hiccups https://nypost.com/2023/05/10/bo-jackson-smelled-ass-of-porcupine-to-try-to-cure-hiccup-hell/

Word of the Day: restitution [ res-ti-too-shuhn, -tyoo- ] Reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification. The restoration of property or rights previously taken away, conveyed, or surrendered. Restoration to the former or original state or position. Physics. the return to an original physical condition, especially after elastic deformation.

Quote of the Day: “If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they? “…George Carlin

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