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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

November 9, 2020 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, November 9th. Day 314 of 2020

1620: Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts

1872: Fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston

1911: George Claude of Paris applied for a patent on neon advertising signs

1965: The great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours. Nine months later, figure it out

1967: The first issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published

1984: A bronze statue titled “Three Servicemen,” by Frederick Hart, was unveiled at the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC

In the News: COVID-19 cases raging in Alexander County…Conover man arrested after chase that ends in Alexander County crash…Stony Point man back behind bars again…Taylorsville man facing multiple charges…Woman charged with resisting arrest over weekend

Weather: Mixture of clouds and Sun on Monday, High in low 70’s. Rain coming later in the week

Sports: This would be week 1 of the High School Football Playoffs…Panthers give Chiefs a tussle but fall short…Saints destroy Bucs…Steelers almost lose to Dallas…Bama a new #1 in College Football… The Chase goes to Chase

Happy Birthday: Whitey Herzog, Lou Ferrigno, Nick Lachey, David Duval

Jeopardy icon Alex Trebec passes https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-to-jeopardy-host-alex-trebeks-death-at-age-80-a-life-well-lived

Norm Crosby has left us too https://news.yahoo.com/norm-crosby-comic-mangler-language-233130614.html

Have you searched for your reading glasses only to discover you’re wearing them ? Me neither..

Quote of the Day: “Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid” …Hedy Lamarr (Born this day in 1914)

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