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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

August 21, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, August 21st. Day 233 of 2023

I’s Senior Citizens Day. At what age are you considered a Senior Citizen ?

Happy Poet’s Day

1888: The adding machine was patented by William Burroughs

1911: Davinci’s Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre Museum employee. It was recovered and returned to display in 1914

1923: In Kalamazoo, Michigan, an ordinance was passed forbidding dancers from gazing into the eyes of their partner

1925: John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial” in Tennessee, fined $100 and costs

1959: Hawaii became the 50th state. President Eisenhower also issued the order for the 50 star flag

1984: Victoria Roche, a reserve outfielder, became the first girl to ever compete in a Little League World Series game

1993: NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. The fate of the spacecraft was unknown

2017: A full Lunar Eclipse traverses the continental United States

In the News: Taylorsville man charged with firing shots into dwelling in both Alexander and Catawba Counties…Taylorsville man arrested in Catawba County…Alexander County man gets 9 months in jail…Hiddenite woman sent to jail for 90 days…Troutman man will be tried for murder of three family members

Weather: Hot, that’s the best way to put it. High 92-94 !

Sports: Cougar Football stifles Statesville…AC Men’s Soccer, Volleyball and Women’s Golf all in action today…Spain wins Women’s World Cup…Victor Hovland cashes big ticket…William Byron wins at Watkins Glenn…Braves lose on Sunday….Seattle has won 6 straight…8 losses in a row for the Yankees

Happy Birthday: Jackie DeShannon, Peter Weir, Archie Griffin, Jim McMahon, Carrie-Anne Moss, Usain Bolt, Kacey Musgraves, Hayden Panettiere

Binge Drinking and Marijuana use at all-time high https://www.fox5ny.com/news/binge-drinking-marijuana-use-reached-record-highs-in-middle-aged-adults-study-finds

It’s a Pickle https://www.yahoo.com/news/doesn-t-pickles-most-pickle-171855401.html

Word of the Day: bellicose [ bel-i-kohs ] Inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. People use caution with him because of his bellicose nature.

Quote of the Day: “Nobody roots for Goliath”…Wilt Chamberlain ( Born this day in 1936)

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