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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

November 11, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, November 11th. Day 315 of 2021

It’s Veterans Day ! Thank you for your service

1918: World War I ends when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice

1921: The Tomb of the Unknowns was dedicated at Arlington Cemetery by President Harding

1940: The Jeep made its debut

1949: The Bell Tower at North Carolina State University is dedicated

1952: The first video recorder was demonstrated

1984: President Reagan accepts the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a gift to the nation from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

In the News: County Veterans Day event this morning at 11…County Offices, Taylorsville Town Hall closed for Holiday…County firefighters called out early this morning to structure fire in Bethlehem…Fire chars 7 acres in Wilkes County…Taylorsville woman facing drug charges…Taylorsville Police charge man with felony common law robbery…Purlear man jailed in Alexander County

Weather: Clouds and Showers today

Sports: Hickory Soccer advances to Regional final…Hornets end losing streak at Memphis…Panters put Darnold on IR…Tar Heels at Pitt tonight, can the Heels play enough defense to win ?…Baseball GM’s meeting in California but no big deals so far

Happy Birthday: Fuzzy Zoeller, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Calista Flockhart, Leonardo DiCaprio

Yep, we’re being charged at lot more https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/10/consumer-price-index-october.html

Congress scuffling over Daylight Savings Time https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/10/daylight-saving-time-feud-520561

Kareem’s son in trouble https://nypost.com/2021/11/10/kareem-abdul-jabbars-son-adam-sentenced-for-stabbing/

Quote of the Day: “If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it”…Jonathan Winters (Born this day in 1925)

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