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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

May 16, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, May 16th. Day 136 of 2022

It’s Waiters Day ! Treat your server with kindness and tip well

Happy BBQ Day ! If it’s done right, it Rocks

1771: The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called “The Regulators”, occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alamance

1860: The Republican National Convention selects Abraham Lincoln as candidate for President

1868: The Senate fails to convict President Andrew Johnson by one vote

1939: The first Food Stamps are issued

1965: The Campbell Soup Company introduces Spaghetti Os

1985: Michael Jordan is named NBA Rookie of Year

2019: The last episode of TV sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” airs after 12 seasons

2020: Department store chain JC Penney files for bankruptcy

In the News: Taylorsville man charged with rape…Early Voting ends Saturday, Primary is Tuesday…New Courthouse Park has Grand Opening…Alexander Commissioners meet this evening…Taylorsville man held in jail without bond…Alexander County woman back in jail…

Weather: Sunshine, High near 80

Kyle Troup

Sports: AC Softball hosts Round III Playoff game Tuesday vrs Charlotte Providence…Kyle Troup does it again…Caldwell Comm College Baseball headed to World Series…Canes will face NY Rangers in Round II…Bucks knocked out of NBA Playoffs…Busch gets win in Kansas…Pirates get win over Reds without getting a base hit

Happy Birthday: Pierce Brosnan, Olga Korbut, Debra Winger, Janet Jackson, Tucker Carlson, Gabriela Sabatini, Melanie Lynskey, Megan Fox

Steph does it right https://news.yahoo.com/stephen-curry-graduates-college-13-012231730.html

I’ll bet they wish they’d closed the deal a little faster https://nypost.com/2022/05/13/california-mansion-was-almost-sold-before-wildfire-destroyed-it/

I think the week should have two Saturdays

Quote of the Day: “Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted ?”…Bernie Taupin, Elton John “Madman Across the Water”

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