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Richard C Gilbert’s Thursday Blog

July 14, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Thursday, July 14th. Day 195 of 2022

Today is Mac and Cheese Day !

Happy National Nude Day ! Take a stroll “au naturel” but maybe wait for darkness

1853: The first World’s Fair opens in New York City

Billy The Kid

1881: American outlaw Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico

1933: In Germany, Adolf Hitler abolishes all political parties except the Nazis

1946: Dr. Benjamin Spock’s “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” was first published

1967: The Who began their first American tour as the opening act for Herman’s Hermits

1968: Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 500th career home run. He was just getting warmed up

2015: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft became the first space mission to explore Pluto

In the News: Taylorsville man arrested after homeowner holds him at gunpoint until officer arrive…Former Taylorsville business owner sentenced in Federal drug case…Hiddenite man charged…Homeless man arrested on felony charge in Stony Point…Another teen charged in Hickory murder

Weather: Pretty stuffy, Sunshine with a high of 87

Sports: Cougar Football announces a pair of scrimmages, season begins in 36 days…The 150th British Open underway at St Andrews…Hurricanes busy making deals…Mets win series against Braves…Baltimore and Seattle have won 10 straight…Hornets 2-1 in Summer League

Happy Birthday: Nancy Olson, Rosey Grier, Franklin Graham, Eric Heiden, Jane Lynch, Missy Gold, Connor McGregor

Prices keep climbing, so Joe decided to leave the country. Any chance he stays gone ? https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/13/inflation-rose-9point1percent-in-june-even-more-than-expected-as-price-pressures-intensify.html

State Senator from Rhone Island is a Twerker https://nypost.com/2022/07/14/ri-senator-tiara-mack-has-no-regrets-over-twerking-tiktok/

Quote of the Day: “A friend is somebody who doesn’t lie”…Harry Dean Stanton (Born this day in 1927)

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