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October 14, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, October 14th. Day 287 of 2021

It’s Be Bald and Free Day ! Shine the dome and save on haircuts

1912: Theodore Roosevelt was shot while campaigning in Milwaukee. Roosevelt’s wound in the chest was not serious and he continued with his planned speech. William Schrenk was captured at the scene of the shooting

1926: The book “Winnie-the-Pooh,” by A.A. Milne was published

1943: The Radio Corporation of America finalized the sale of the NBC Blue radio network. Edward J. Noble paid $8 million for the network that was renamed American Broadcasting Company

1947: Over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California, pilot Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first person to break the sound barrier

1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba

1987: Jessica McClure, 18 months old, fell down an abandoned well in Midland Texas. The rescue took 58 hours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_of_Jessica_McClure

1998: After being captured in North Carolina,  Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta

In the News: 48 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday in Alexander County…Alexander County Schools adopt procedure to determine mask policy…Statesville man charged by Alexander Deputies with assault with a deadly weapon…Taylorsville man charged with felony larceny…Accident overnight sends victim to hospital

Weather: Tons of Sun, Warm with a high near 85

Sports: Cougar Soccer and Volleyball get wins…AC JV Football at South Caldwell tonight…Coach Carter says the loss at Watauga was perhaps his toughest ever…Deciding Game V tonight, Dodgers at Giants…Canes open season this evening…NFL Thursday night, Little Tommy Brady and Tampa Bay play at Philly

Happy Birthday: Ralph Lauren, Justin Hayward, Arleen Sorkin, Joe Girardi, Stephen A Smith…Natalie Maines, Floyd Landis, Usher, Jared Goff

Big hike for Social Security recipients https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/13/social-security-cost-of-living-adjustment-will-be-5point9percent-in-2022.html

And they wonder why Detroit keeps losing population https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/10/13/african-caracal-cat-loose-royal-oak/8436354002/

The world’s tallest woman https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/13/europe/tallest-woman-turkey-scli-intl/index.html

Get your shot !

Quote of the Day:” In a closed society where everybody’s guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity”…Hunter S Thompson

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