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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

July 25, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday July 5th. Day 206 of 2022

It’s Wine and Cheese Day

1866: Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank

1868: The Wyoming Territory is established

1952: Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.

1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through In-Vitro fertilization

1999: Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the first time

2010: WikiLeaks released to the public more than 90,000 internal reports involving the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan from 2004-2010

In the News: Summer School Sessions begin today in Alexander County…Second person has died after Wilkes shooting…Taylorsville woman charged with assault…Shooting on Sunday in Statesville…Catawba County man charged with rape…Catawba County ambulance stolen and recovered after chase on I40

Weather: Hot and steamy. Boomer is more likely than not today

Sports: Big week for Cougar Football, Mini Camp coming Thursday and Friday…Panthers begin camp Wednesday…Elliott wins by default at Pocono…Baseball inducts seven new Hall of Fame members

Happy Birthday: Iman, Matt LeBlanc, Pedro Martinez, Jon Barry, Louise Joy Brown, Billy Wagner, Nelson Piquet Jr

Why is the Elvis estate having problems ? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/business/elvis-graceland-bonds-default-memphis/index.html

Boy injured during chess match with robot https://www.fox5ny.com/news/chess-playing-robot-breaks-7-year-olds-finger

Quote of the Day: “If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now”…Walter Payton (Born this day in 1954)

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