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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

April 4, 2019 By Richard C. Gilbert

* * * * T H U R S D A Y * * * * A P R I L 4th * * * * D A Y 94 of 2019 * * * *

It’s Hug a Newsperson Day ! The line forms here

Happy Vitamin C Day and Happy Carrot Day too !

1818: Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state

1850: Los Angeles is incorporated as a city

1968: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis

1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth his 714th home run

1975: Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen

Miracle Pack

1983: NC State stuns heavily favored Houston to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It was and still is one of the most iconic moments in Basketball history

In the News: Hiddenite home destroyed by fire overnight…Two arrested in Virginia for double murder returned to Alexander County…Hiddenite man charged after head-on crash…County Commissioner schedule public hearing…Another Catawba County convenience store robbed…Claremont man pleads guilty to sex offenses with minor

Weather: Clouds early, Sunshine later, but rain coming for Friday

Sports: Lady Cougar Softball get win over Lake Norman…AC Men’s Tennis nets win over Statesville…Hickory Crawdads open season tonight…Braves dump Cubs…Phillies suffer 1st loss…Red Sox finally score an win…Buzz to become an Aggie…Hornets win

Happy Birthday: Kitty Kelley, Craig T. Nelson, Christine Lahti, Robert Downey Jr, Barry Pepper, David Blaine

Christine Lahti

Barry Pepper

Hmmmm……..I read a story that says 1 out of every 5 deaths in America is the result of dad diet. i read the story during lunch while eating a burger and fries. Hmmmmmm, indeed

Turn on the Radio or listen online at 5pm today for Ask Harbinson, Brzykcy & Corbett. Caryn Brzykcy will discuss Social Security Disability

Quote of the Day: “Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory”… Albert Schweitzer

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