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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

April 20, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, April 20th. Day 110 of 2023

It’s High Five Day ! Legend says Los Angeles Dodgers Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke “High Fived” in 1977. I think it was done before

1775: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord

1902: Pierre and Marie Curie isolate the radioactive element Radium

Fenway Park

1912: Fenway Park in Boston host it’s first Red Sox game

1916: Wrigley Field hosts it’s first Chicago Cubs game. It’s was then called Weeghman Park

1971: The Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools

1999: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado

2010: The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months

2021: Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota

In the News: Alexander County School Board would like to sell old Wittenburg School property…County Building Inspections Office closed today for system upgrade…Hickory Police searching for shooting suspects…Man jailed for resisting arrest in Alexander County

Weather: Sunny and Warm

Sports: Cougar Softball extends winning streak, AC Baseball has streak halted…Gant named new Cougar Men’s Basketball Coach…Big changes coming NC High School Athletics…Canes win in Ot…Braves see streak end in San Diego…NFL Draft is one week from tonight

Happy Birthday: Ryan O’Neal, Doyle Lawson, Steve Spurrier, Jessica Lange, Don Mattingly, Carmen Electra, Luke Kuechly

Word of the Day: rort [ rawrt ] A rowdy, usually drunken party

Big Gator in Philly ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2023/04/19/Philadelphia-alligator-Big-Mack/8781681933281/

Quote of the Day: “Most human beings are quite likeable if you do not see too much of them”…Robert Wilson Lynd (Born this day in 1879)

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