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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

June 8, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday June 8th. Day 159 of 2023

It’s World Oceans Day. We must be kind to the sea or we’re doomed

It’s Jerky Day. Not a fan. Why remove all the juices that make meat taste great ?

1869: Ives W. McGaffey received patent for the suction vacuum cleaner

1947: Lassie debuted on Radio

“Big Brother Is Watching”

1949: 1984 by George Orwell is published

1968: James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr is captured

1969: The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle’s number 7

1982: President Reagan addressed a joint session of the British Parliament

1988: The National Rifle Association elected Charlton Heston as president

2009: Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labor

In the News: A new County Manager begins duties today…Independence Celebration set for Alexander County…Taylorsville man arrested…Bethlehem man charged…Two from area get prison time for trafficking meth…Boone man sent to prison in child-porn case…Wilkes County man just released from prison might be headed back

Weather: Sunshine Returns

Sports: Mays signs to play baseball at CVCC…Nuggets win behind another triple-double from Jokic…Rory says he hates LIV GOLF…Oklahoma a game away from another Softball title…Braves rally to beat Mets again…Panther star changing number

Happy Birthday: Nancy Sinatra, Boz Scaggs, Kathy Baker, Sônia Braga, Bonnie Tyler, Scott Adams, Julianna Margulies, Kanye West, Maria Menounos

Look what this woman found while walking on the beach https://apnews.com/article/california-beach-ancient-mastodon-tooth-cfcd32d4b9008523d111714a84dea604

Word of the Day: nebulous [ neb-yuh-luhs ] To be vague, hazy, indistinct, or confused. Cloudy or cloudlike

Quote of the Day: “I hate the fact that people think ‘compromise’ is a dirty word”…Barbara Bush (Born this day in 1925)

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