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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

November 15, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, November 15th. Day 319 of 2021

It’s Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day ! If you’re sure what it is, trash it

1864: Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their “March to the Sea”

1926: The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations

Jefferson Memorial
Photo: National Park Service

1939: President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC

1942: The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in a decisive Allied victory in the Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign

1971: Intel releases the world’s first commercial single-chip microprocessor

1992: Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year career

In the News: Alexander County grading firm fined for tragic trench collapse…Less than 50 new cases of COVID-19 last week in Alexander County…Hickory woman arrested after chase in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed after allegedly assaulting officers…Catawba County man charged with kidnapping and assault…Two people stabbed in Morganton

Weather: Sunshine, high today around 52. Sunny and warmer on Tuesday

Sports: Hibriten, Statesville, Maiden, still alive in State Football Playoffs…Panthers stifle the Cardinals… Wake outlasts Pack…App Wins…Lenoir-Rhyne wins and gets in Division II Playoffs…Hornets beat the Warriors Sunday night

Happy Birthday: Petula Clark, Sam Waterston, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Beverly D’Angelo, Kevin Eubanks, Lorena Ochoa

The Red Raiders might be no more https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/red-raider-gaston-county-schools-mascot-native-americans/275-55dfe741-e466-48a4-b9eb-80171f73c840

Surprise found in shipment of Onion Rings https://www.foxnews.com/world/uk-police-find-900-pounds-of-cocaine-worth-44-million-in-load-of-onion-rings

Quote of the Day: “When ‘The People’s Court’ came along, I had an opportunity to really teach people about law. It was very important to me”…Judge Joseph Wapner (Born this day in 1919)

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