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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

October 4, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, October 4th. Day 277 of 2021

Happy Taco Day. Hard shell or soft ?

It’s Vodka Day

1535: The first complete English translation of the Bible was printed

1895: Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship

1933: “Esquire” magazine was published for the first time

1957: “Leave it to Beaver” debuted on CBS

1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was the first manmade satellite to enter space

1997: The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1997_Loomis_Fargo_robbery

2001: Washington’s Reagan National Airport re-opened. The airport had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001

2006: WikiLeaks is launched

In the News: COVID cases still climbing in Alexander County…Autopsy inconclusive on body found last week south of Taylorsville…Stony Point facing felony drug counts…Taylorsville man jailed for obtaining property by false pretense….Couple found shot to death in Newton

Weather: Cooler temps, clouds, and showers to start the week

Sports: Cougars survive for overtime win over Ashe County Friday night…Panthers fall at Jerry’s World…Hickory’s Ryan Succop was the star of the game between Tampa Bay and New England…Baseball’s Post Season begins Tuesday…NASCAR runs today at Talladega

Happy Birthday: Anne Rice, Tony La Russa, Susan Sarandon, Armand Assante, Jon Secada, Alicia Silverstone

Another smoking gun for Facebook https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-business-misinformation-4a3640440769d9a241c47670facac213

What a dramatic win for the Cougar football team Friday night! We must get a lot better between now and this week’s game at Watauga. It’s my considered opinion, we will

Get your shot!

Quote of the Day: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”…George Bernard Shaw

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