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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

May 28, 2026 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, May 28th. Day 148 of 2026

Hail to the Burger it’s National Hamburger Day

It’s Border Patrol Day. Like most of us, I support it !

1830: The Indian Removal Act which denies Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocates them is signed by President Andrew Jackson

1928: Chrysler Corporation merges with Dodge Brothers Inc

1937: Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded

1957: National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco

1987: Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German pilot, landed a private plane in Moscow’s Red Square after evading Soviet air defenses

1999: Leonardo de Vinci’s “The Last Supper” was put back on display after more than 20 years of restoration work

2002: The last steel girder is removed from the World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York City

2017: Takuma Sato wins Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so
News: Alexander County man charged with child-sexual exploitation crimes…Taylorsville woman facing charges in Davidson County…

Weather: Sunny, less humid, High in upper 70’s ! You’ll like it

Sports: Fall Sign-Ups begin soon with Alexander County Parks & recreation…North Iredell names new Women’s Basketball coach…Canes maul Montreal to take 3-1 series lead…Cubs end 10 game losing streak…Boston buries the Braves…Panther RB looking great in OTA’s…Kyle Bush death certificate released confirms cause of death

Happy Birthday: Rudy Giuliani, Gladys Knight, John Fogerty, Kirk Gibson, Mike Lindell, Kylie Minogue, Marco Rubio, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Craig Kimbrel

Alexander County’s own Kim Pennell will join me this morning. We’ll talk about her book “A Nurse I am because of whose I am.” Join us at 7:45

Word of the Day: easement [eez-muhnt] In Law, a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, right enjoyed by a landowner of making limited use of his neighbor’s land, as by crossing it to reach his own property, something that gives ease; a convenience. In Architecture. a curved joint . From French. “The landowner agreed to an easement allowing a new street to be constructed.”

Quote of the Day: “Older women are best, because they always think they may be doing it for the last time. “… Ian Fleming (Born this day in 1908)

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