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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

May 12, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, May 12th. Day 132 of 2023

It’s International Nurse Day ! Oh nurse…

It’s Wear Your Shades Day !

1780: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces

1865: The Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas

1932: The body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey

1949: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin

1958: The US & Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)

1978: US Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be only female

2002: President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution

2008: An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people

In the News: Alexander Central announces graduation ceremony for June 9th…Man running from Florida to New York arrives in Taylorsville today…Mocksville man nabbed in Alexander County…Taylorsville man detained…Statesville arrested after chase…Wilkes County man gets arrested thanks to some cows

Weather: Partly Sunny, High in the 80’s. Maybe a Boomer this afternoon

Sports: Alexander Central Women’s Soccer beats West Iredell…Showdown Round II games for both ACHS Softball and Baseball in town tonight…Canes win series over the Devils…Denver blots the Sun…Celtics force game VII…NASCAR runs at Darlington

Happy Birthday: Felipe Alou, Billy Swan, Steve Winwood, Bruce Boxleitner, George Karl, Ving Rhames, Emilio Estevez, Stephen Baldwin, Tony Hawk, Steve Smith, Rami Malek

Southern Baptist numbers on the dwindle https://news.yahoo.com/southern-baptist-convention-sees-largest-194005829.html

Word of the Day: bellwether [ bel-weth-er ] A wether or other male sheep that leads the flock, usually bearing a bell. A person or thing that assumes the leadership or forefront, as of a profession or industry: A person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend. A person who leads a mob, mutiny, conspiracy, or the like; ringleader.

Go Cougars. Two tough Round II Playoff games for Alexander Central Softball and Baseball today. We’ve Got This !!!

Quote of the Day: “Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway”…Mary Kay Ash (Born this day in 1915)

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