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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

July 11, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, July 11th. Day 192 of 2022

Happy Blueberry Muffin Day !

1798: The United States Marines were re-established by Congress

1804: Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel

1914: Babe Ruth made his Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox. He pitches the Sox to a win over Cleveland

1960: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is first published

1969: The Rolling Stones release “Honky Tonk Woman”

2015: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano Prison in Mexico. It’s his second escape

2019: US stock markets reach new records, the Dow tops 27,000 points for the first time

2021: Richard Branson becomes the first civilian to be launched into space via his Virgin Galactic spacecraft

In the News: Stony Point man killed while walking along roadway in Statesville…Taylorsville woman lauded by Highway Patrol…Taylorsville man arrested in Catawba County…Alexander County man facing weekend charges…Granite Falls man facing felony counts…Hickory man arrested on weapon charge

Weather: Clouds hand around today, high in 80’s

Sports: Wilkes Central Football standout says yes to the Pack…Djokovic wins Wimbeldon again…It’s British Open Week…Chase a winner in Atlanta…Braves and Mets begins big series tonight in Atlanta

Happy Birthday: Giorgio Armani, Jeff Hanna Sela Ward, Richie Sambora, Suzanne Vega, Lisa Rinna, Joey Bosa

Paulie from The Sopranos has died https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-tv-florida-fort-lauderdale-6367479b02c1fe66e251a9178a80a046

5,000 pounds of Meth seized where you’d expect it to be seized https://www.foxnews.com/us/federal-agents-california-seize-record-breaking-5000-pounds-meth-crossing-mexico

If you were on Vacation last week, Suck it up Buttercup…It’s all about reality today !

Quote of the Day: “My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it”…Clarence Budington Kelland (Born this day in 1881)

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