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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

July 14, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, July 14th. Day 195 of 2026

Happy National Nude Day. I will if you will..

It’s Chimpanzee Day, Cow Appreciation Day and Happy Mac & Cheese Day !

1853: The first World’s Fair opens in New York City

1881: American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico

1933: In Germany, Adolf Hitler abolishes all political parties except the Nazis

1946: Dr. Benjamin Spock’s “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” was first published

1967: The Who began their first American tour as the opening act for Herman’s Hermits

1968: Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 500th career home run. He was just getting warmed up

2015: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft became the first space mission to explore Pluto

2021: Drug overdose deaths in the US rose by 30% to a record 93,000 in 2020, according to the CDC
News: Fire does heavy damage to Witttenburg home…Rock Face Park has added some new overlook signs…Conover man jailed in Alexander County…Stony Point resident taken into custody…Wanted Virginia fugitive captured in Iredell County…Major meth bust in Burke County

Weather: Some clouds early but a Sunny afternoon. The hot stuff returns later in the week

Sports: Wike named to West roster for East-West All-Star Game…ACHS Soccer camp begins Wednesday…Walker ignores the rowdy fans in Philly to take HR Derby….All Game tonight…France and Spain in first World Cup Semi

Happy Birthday: Nancy Olson, Rosey Grier, Franklin Graham, Eric Heiden, Jane Lynch, Missy Gold, Connor McGregor

The incredible edible egg does it again https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/alzheimer-s-study-finds-link-between-breakfast-staple-and-reduced-risk-of-disease/ar-AA22IZhT?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6a55f5a497f14ae88a9d9fed98c8980d&ei=19

Word of the Day: synonym [sin-uh-nim] a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail, fire and blaze, wire and cable etc

Quote of the Day: “This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York Island. From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.’…Woody Guthrie (Born this day in 1912)

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