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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

August 3, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, August 3rd. Day 250 of 2023

Hold Eveyrthing. It’s National Watermelon Day !

1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain. He would discover (by accident) the Americas

1859: The American Dental Association is founded

1900: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded

1949: The National Basketball Association is created

1958: The world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole

1981: U.S. Air-Traffic Controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers went on strike.They were fired just as U.S. President Reagan had warned

1992 The Senate voted to restrict and eventually end the testing of nuclear weapons

2004: The Statue of Liberty re-opened to the public. The site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001

In the News: Taylorsville man gets 90 days in Jail…Alexander County woman arrested again…Catawba County man jailed by Taylorsville Police…Woman arrested after crashing into Taylorsville business…Former Iredell County Deputy to serve jail time for using excessive force…Boone man sent to prison on child-porn charges

Weather: Rain, maybe up to 2 inches today

Harry Gant

Sports: Harry Gant snubbed again by NASCAR Hall of Fame…Florida State hinting they might leave ACC…Big 10 looking at adding North Carolina and Virginia…Braves humble the Halos…Cubs bats rout the Reds again…Texas and Houston both win…PGA Tour in Greensboro

Happy Birthday: Marv Levy, Lance Alworth, Martin Sheen, Martha Stewart, John Landis, Marcel Dionne, Jay North, James Hetfield, Tom Brady, Evangeline Lilly

Former follower Leah Remini is suing Scientology https://deadline.com/2023/08/leah-remini-scientology-lawsuit-david-miscavige-harassment-defamation-1235453291/

Man has visited every country ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/man-who-visited-every-country-without-flying-has-finally-returned-home/ar-AA1eFfq1

Word of the Day: gentry  [jen-tree ] Well-born and well-bred people. In England), the class below the nobility. Those who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, especially those owning large tracts of land. The state or condition of being a gentleman.

Quote of the Day: “If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone”…Ernie Pyle (Born this day in 1900)

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