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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

March 14, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, March 14the. Day 73 of 2022

It’s Potato Chip Day

1743: The first American town meeting was held at Boston’s Faneuil Hall

1794: Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin

1900: U.S. currency went on the gold standard with the ratification of the Gold Standard Act

1942: Anne Miller becomes the first American patient to be treated with penicillin, under the care of Orvan Hess and John Bumstead

1964: A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald

1983: OPEC agreed to cut its oil prices by 15% for the first time in its 23-year history

In the News: Fatal RTV accident Friday in Alexander County…Fatal crash on I-77 in Iredell County on Saturday…Suspect in Conover Bank heist dies in Eastern North Carolina chase…Taylorsville man facing felony weapons charge…Bethlehem man arrested for felony meth possession…Taylorsville man back in jail

Weather: Sunny to start the new week. High in low 60’s

Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball get Friday wins, both stay undefeated…Five from ACC get Big Dance invites…8 Women’s teams from ACC go dancing…Panthers to pursue Watson…Little Tommy returns..Another 1st time winner in NASCAR…Weather problems delays finale of Players Championship in Florida

Happy Birthday: Frank Borman, Michael Caine, Quincy Jones, Wolfgang Petersen, Michael Martin Murphey, Billy Crystal, Larry Johnson, Kristian Bush, Stephen Curry, Simone Biles

Another reason why we should NOT buy old from Iran https://apnews.com/article/biden-mike-pompeo-iran-middle-east-795eb3faae6dc4803faafa3ee6615f4a

What ? https://apnews.com/article/science-oddities-lizards-snakes-california-06dd6da23ce434019c5905a81e76bbd4

Oscar winner William Hurt dies https://variety.com/2022/film/news/william-hurt-dead-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-1235203576/

I wonder why Tom Brady came out of a forty-day retirement. I guess Giselle decided she didn’t mind seeing him get hit on the field after all

Quote of the Day: “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former”…Albert Einstein (Born this day in 1879)

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