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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

June 23, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, June 23rd. Day 174 of 2022

It’s Typewriter Day ! The only ones left are in museums

Happy Let it Go Day. I guess we all have some things we need to leave behind us

1860: Congress established the Government Printing Office

1917: In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire

1926: The College Board administers the first SAT exam

1960: The Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. The “Pill” is born https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill

1965: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles released “Tracks of my Tears”

1979: The Charlie Daniels Band releases “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

2016: The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%

In the News: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office recovers stolen SUV from Lake Hickory…Taylorsville man facing more charges after parking lot shooting…Hickory man arrested for meth in Alexander County…Taylorsville man and Stony Point man get prison time…Lenoir woman nabbed after chase in stolen vehcile

Weather: We set a record on Wednesday at 97. Not as Hot today, we’ll settle in around 90 but with higher humidity

Sports: Avs a win away from Stanley Cup…NBA Draft tonight, Hornets have two first round picks…Braves Rally to beat Giants…MadBum takes loss…Judge keeps slugging…Oklahoma still perfect in Omaha…Racing icon Bruton Smith has passed at 95

Happy Birthday: Diana Trask, Ted Shackelford, Clarence Thomas, Randy Jackson, Frances McDormand, KT Tunstall, LaDainian Tomlinson

One of Putin’s henchmen found shot https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/22/russian-colonel-who-carried-putins-nuclear-codes-briefcase-found-shot-16873192/

A Bloodhound wins the Dog Show https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/06/23/bloodhound-wins-Westminster-Dog-Show/1611655957027/

Quote of the Day: “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please”…Mark Twain

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