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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

May 28, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, May 28th. Day 148 of 2021

Happy Hamburger Day ! It’s Brisket Day too

1830: The Indian Removal Act which denies Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocates them is signed by President Andrew Jackson

1928: Chrysler Corporation merges with Dodge Brothers Inc

1937: Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded

1957: National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco

1987: Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German pilot, landed a private plane in Moscow’s Red Square after evading Soviet air defenses

1999: Leonardo de Vinci’s “The Last Supper” was put back on display after more than 20 years of restoration work

In the News: County Memorial Day Service set for Sunday…Studio 3 will present free Memorial Day Concert Saturday…Stony Point Man arrested after chase…Hiddenite woman charged with assault…Wilkes Couple facing charges in Alexander County…Hickory man charged overnight with discharging weapon

Weather: Sun to start, maybe a Boomer this afternoon. Weekend turns cooler

Sports: Lady Cougar Tennis beats Hickory…LRU Lacrosse goes for National Championship Sunday…Canes move on to Round II…Lakers go up 2-1…Mets sweep doubleheader, host Braves over weekend…Charlotte hosts 600 on Sunday…Indy on Sunday too

Happy Birthday: Jerry West, Rudy Giuliani, Gladys Knight, John Fogerty, Larry Gatlin, Kirk Gibson, Kylie Minogue, Marco Rubio, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Craig Kimbrel

As long as it tastes good, I fine with it https://apnews.com/article/whole-foods-market-inc-lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-technology-a4ef4f24801f62ac65918e4560d7eb8a

Will this be The Summer of Sex ? https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210525-are-we-heading-towards-a-summer-of-sex

It’s called Karma https://www.fox5ny.com/news/atlanta-defund-the-police-backer-has-car-stolen-by-kids-in-broad-daylight

Have a Happy Memorial Day Weekend !

Quote of the Day: “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact”… Elon Musk

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