Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

Friday, May 24th. Day 145 of 2024

It’s Take a Road Trip Day ! Sounds like a good idea, where to ?

1775: John Hancock is unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress

1830: “Mary Had A Little Lamb” by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published

1844: Samuel Morse taps out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first telegraph message

1883: After 14 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge opens to traffic

1935: At Crosley Field in Cincinnati, the Reds beat Philadelphia in the fist night game in Major League History

1994: Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison

2000: Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation

2004: North Korea bans cell phones for the majority of their citizens

2022: A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children
In the News: Man arrested after chase overnight in Alexander County…Fatal crash in Iredell County…Taylorsville man jailed for at least the 5th time this year…Bethlehem man taken into custody…Iredell Warrant Squad arrest twin brothers on long list of charges…Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Alexander County Swim Beach is today in Bethlehem

Weather: Mixture of clouds and Sun. High around 85. Could be a boomer this afternoon

Sports: Weddington who took out Lady Cougar Softball is headed to State 4A Finals…Oilers win in double overtime…Celtics go up 2-0…Phillies are 17-3 this month…Braves take matinee at Wrigley…Busy Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway capped with the 600 Sunday night

Happy Birthday: Tommy Chong, Bob Dylan, Gary Burghoff, Patti LaBelle, Priscilla Presley, Rosanne Cash, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joe Dumars, John C. Reilly, Rich Robinson, Joey Lagano

Joe’s Student loan bailout price tag $7.7 billion https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/biden-forgiving-7-7-billion-131150752.html

Louisville Police wish it would never happened https://apnews.com/article/scottie-scheffler-police-arrest-louisville-a781915453b0c1889d44ef47d707856b

Word of the Day: derrick [ der-ik ] A crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate. An oil derrick. The towerlike framework over an oil well or the like. A boom for lifting cargo

Have a great Weekend. Have a laugh, have a drink but if you have too much fun, get a driver !

Quote of the Day: “She was married when we first met, soon to be divorced. I helped her out of a jam I guess but I used a little too much force. We drove that car as far as we could…Abandoned it out west…split up on a dark sad night, both agreeing it was best. She turned around to look at me as I was walkin’ away, I heard her say over my shoulder, we’ll meet again some day on the avenue…Tangled up in Blue”… Bob Dylan