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Richard C Gilbert’s Monday Blog

August 15, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Monday, August 15th. Day 227 of 2022

Exhale, it’s National Relaxation Day ! What do you do to relax ?

1877: Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburg. The letter stated that the word, “hello” would be a more appropriate greeting than “ahoy” when answering the telephone

1911: Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble

1914: The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic

1935: Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane crash in Alaska

1945: The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally

The Beatles At Shea Stadium
Photo: liveformusic.com

1965: The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City

1998: Apple introduces the iMac computer

2015: North Korea changed their standard time base on the half-hour

In the News: Two accidents result in victims being airlifted over weekend in Alexander County…Man holds officers at bay for hours Sunday morning in Eastern Alexander County…Stony Point charged last week with child-sex offenses make court appearance today…Conover man charge with statutory rape…Taylorsville man charged over weekend…Federal judge sends two Catawba County drug traffickers to prison

Weather: Clouds with a high near 80, maybe some showers too

Sports: ACHS Volleyball opens season today at Statesville…Cougar Football season begins Friday…Panters win pre-season game Saturday…Braves and Mets begin big series tonight in Atlanta…Fist time winner on PGA Tour…After drought, Harvick makes it two in a row

Happy Birthday: Stephen Breyer, Maxine Waters, Tom Johnston, Melinda Gates, Debra Messing, Ben Affleck

The next shortage, Spaghetti Sauce https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spaghetti-sauce-under-threat-water-124539175.html

Actress Ann Heche dies after life-support is removed https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-los-angeles-obituaries-harrison-ford-40a676b97a1b0c9d792d791a1900135a

Quote of the Day: “In politics stupidity is not a handicap”…Napoleon Bonaparte (Born this day in 1869)

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