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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

June 22, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, June 22, Day 173 of 2023

It’s National Kissing Day ! Pucker up Buttercup

Happy Onion Ring Day

1870: Congress created the Department of Justice

1941: Under the codename Barbarossa, Germany invaded the Soviet Union

1942: The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by Congress

1945: The Battle of Okinawa ends after 81 days in the Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa

1969: The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency

1990: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin

2014: Michelle Wie wins the Women’s US Open at Pinehurst

In the News: Taylorsville Street-Sweeper catches fire…Stony Point man facing charges again … Charlotte man nabbed by Alexander County Deputies…Granite Falls man facing drug charges in Alexander County…Morganton man busted for trafficking drugs

Weather: More clouds, more showers

Sports: Wake in must win tonight in Omaha…Reds win streak at 11…Giants win 10th in a row…NBA Draft this evening, Hornets have second pick…Berry named to take over for Kevin Harvick in 2024

Happy Birthday: Kris Kristofferson, Brit Hume, Todd Rundgren, Meryl Streep, Lindsay Wagner, Cyndi Lauper, Erin Brockovich, Clyde Drexler, Amy Brenneman, Kurt Warner, Carson Daly, Dustin Johnson

Yellowstone creator sad that Kevin Costner left the show https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/entertainment/yellowstone-taylor-sheridan-kevin-costner/index.html

Word of the Day: philharmonic [ fil-hahr-mon-ik, fil-er- ] Noun: A symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it. Fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies)

Quote of the Day: “No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens”…Abraham Lincoln

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