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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

November 28, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, November 28. Day 332 of 2022

It’s Cyber Monday. Tradition is more things are ordered online the Monday after Thanksgiving than any other day

Happy French Toast Day ! Who don’t like French Toast ?

1520: Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait. The strait is now named after him

1919: American-born Lady Astor was elected the first female member of the British Parliament

1925: The Grand Ole Opry made its radio debut on station WSM in Nashville

1942: In Boston, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people

1963: President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral would be renamed Cape Kennedy in honor of JFK. The name was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973 by a vote of residents

1990: Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain

1994: Jeffrey Dahmer, a convicted serial killer, was clubbed to death in a Wisconsin prison by a fellow inmate

In the News: COVID death reported in Alexander County…Bethlehem residence suffers damage in Saturday fire…Woman charged with murder of 4-year old in Catawba County…Shooing reported in Catawba County parking lot…Woman jailed in Alexander County…Two Wilkesboro residents get Federal Prison time for drug trafficking

Weather: Sunshine, High near 60

Sports: Cougar Women win Hoop opener on Friday…Panthers beat Denver, head into bye week…Pack beats UNC in overtime…App’s season over at 6-6…Bama beats Tar Heels in 4 overtimes…Duke falls in Portland

Happy Birthday: Berry Gordy Jr, Paul Warfield, Randy Newman, Ed Harris, Judd Nelson, Jon Stewart, Chase Elliott

The Word of the Year is https://apnews.com/article/word-of-the-year-2022-80d02a3e0a347e542466571ca9cdb2ef

Ever been to a nude beach ? https://www.cnn.com/style/article/spencer-tunick-naked-photoshoot-bondi-beach-intl/index.html

Quote of the Day: “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend”…William Blake (Born this day in 1757)

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