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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

May 19, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, May 19th. Day 139 of 2022

It’s Scooter Day !

1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason

1935: The NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936

1973: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54, fastest Preakness race ever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)
1974: Erno Rubik invented the puzzle that became known as the Rubik’s Cube

1989: The Dow Jones Avg passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1

2006: Apple opens their first retail stores

2018: American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry at a ceremony in Windsor Castle, making her a member of the British royal family

2021: World’s largest iceberg at 1,667-square-miles breaks off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica

In the News: Taylorsville woman charged with murder makes court appearance…Softball Coach at Lake Norman arrested and fired…Conover man arrested in Alexander County…Alexander Railroad gets grant money…Governor Cooper visits North Wilkesboro Speedway…Alexander County Farmers Market opens in new location on Saturday

Weather: Sunny with a high near 90. Maybe a Boomer in the PM

Sports: Lady Cougar Softball hopes today’s practice is not the last this season…Canes rally to beat the Rangers…Another NBA snoozer…Braves lose three leads and fall to Brew Crew…PGA Championship tees off today in Oklahoma

Happy Birthday: David Hartman, Pete Townshend, Archie Manning, Phil Rudd, Bill Laimbeer, Dario Franchitti, Shooter Jennings

How’s that retirement account looking ? Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/18/investing/fed-interest-rate-hike-market/index.html

Where were you born ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/05/18/baby-born-aboard-Frontier-Airlines-flight-Florida/9671652907372/

Here’s hoping your Air Conditioning works well

Quote of the Day: “I’m afraid this man will kill me some day” Nicole Brown Simpson (Born this day in 1959)

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