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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

December 16, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, December 16th. Day 350 of 2022. 9 Shopping Days till Christmas

It’s here, Happy Ugly Christmas Sweater Day !

1773: Known as the Boston Tea Party, 350 chests of tea were dumped into Boston Harbor off of British ships by Colonial patriots disguised as Indians. The act was to protest taxation without representation and the monopoly the government granted to the East India Company

1835: 530 buildings were destroyed by fire in New York City

1944: During World War II, the Battle of the Bulge began in Belgium. It was the final major German counteroffensive in the war

1971: Don Mclean releases “American Pie”

1985: Reputed organized-crime boss Paul Castellano was shot to death outside a New York City restaurant. The “hit” was ordered by John Gotti

2000: President-elect George W. Bush names Colin Powell to be the first black Secretary of State

2010: The last Larry King Show is shown on CNN

In the News: Alexander County records COVID-19 associated death…Annual “Booze and Lose It” campaign underway across the state…Hiddenite man jailed without bond…Taylorsville man in custody for identity theft…Lenoir woman jailed on felony drug trafficking charges…Man convicted of running meth distribution ring in area

Weather: Brace yourself, SUNSHINE today !!!

Sports: Cougar Hoops at Central Davidson tonight…49ers clinch division with win over Seattle…Panthers favored to beat Steelers on Sunday…Here we go, the Bowl season begins today…Canes win again…Former NC State hurler cashes in…World Cup Final is Sunday

Happy Birthday: Liv Ullmann, Benny Andersson, Billy Gibbons, William Perry, Benjamin Bratt, Hallee Hirsh

Senate votes to ban TikTok https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/tech/senate-tiktok-ban-devices#:~:text=The%20Senate%20passed%20legislation%20Wednesday%20evening%20to%20ban,bill%20authored%20by%20Missouri%20Republican%20Sen.%20Josh%20Hawley.

This is why you never tap on the glass https://apnews.com/article/berlin-245c16f6e6481b1739f7db1de000edf1?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_10

I found my sunglasses. It’s been so long since they were used, I spent some time searching Thursday. Enjoy the SUNSHINE today !

Quote of the Day: “If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything”…Marilyn Monroe

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