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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

November 3, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday November 3rd. Day 307 of 2025

It’s National Sandwich Day

Happy Cliché Day !

1507: Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa

1911: Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market

1941: Plans for the attack on Pearl Harbor are presented to the Japanese Emperor

1957: Sputnik II was launched by the Soviet Union. It was the second man made satellite to be put into orbit and was the first to put an animal into space, a dog named Laika

1975: “Good Morning America” premiered on ABC

1979: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a “Death to the Klan” rally in Greensboro, NC

1998: Minnesota elected Jesse Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor

2020: The US Presidential Election takes place between Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. Biden was the declared the winner on November 7th. They told Joe on the 9th !
News: Commissioner expected to name new County Manager at meeting this evening. ..Claremont man that led Iredell and Alexander County Officers on a chase last week makes court appearance today in Taylorsville…Catawba County man convicted of breaking and entering and larceny….Garner man collared for embezzling over $130,000 from Catawba County client…Mooresville Police Officer sustains minor injury after a driver crashed into his vehicle

Weather: Sunny and 65

Sports: Cougar Football grounds down South Caldwell and gets trip to Statesville in 6A Playoffs…AC Soccer earns 1st Round Playoff Bye…Panthers beat the Packers on the tundra…Larson wins the Cup…Are the Dodgers entering dynasty status…Hornets win Sunday night

Happy Birthday: Lulu, Larry Holmes, Roseanne Barr, Kate Capshaw, Dennis Miller, Phil Simms, Dolph Lundgren, Tyler Hansbrough, Kendall Jenner

What’s it take to join this club ? https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/forget-100-billion-club-mdash-183456681.html

Word of the Day: cloak-and-dagger [klohk-uhn-dag-er] pertaining to, characteristic of, or dealing in espionage or intrigue, especially of a romantic or dramatic kind. The cloak defining a detective or secret agent wearing a coat. The term entered the English language in the 1860’s. “The spy used his cloak-and-dagger” skills”

Quote of the Day: “How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?”… Dr. Seuss

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