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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

August 29, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, August 29th. Day 241 of 2023

Happy Chop Suey Day !

1842: The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain

1898: The Goodyear Tire company is founded

1949: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb

1957: Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes

1958: United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado

1990: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq

1997: Netflix is launched

2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall devastating New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast

In the News: Fatal crash overnight on Rink Dam Road…Shutdown of Taylorsville company impacted nearly 500 people in Alexander County…Mitchell Gold comments on closing of company he founded…Taylorsville man arrested after shots being fired…Taylorsville teen arrested, make court appearance and cited for contempt…One year ago today, shots rang out near Taylorsville restaurant. Man hit with gunfire. No arrest has been made after victim refused to cooperate with investigation

Weather: Clouds, maybe another storm today

Sports: Cougar Football has some dinks and dings after two games…It’s cut-down day in NFL, roster must be at 53 by 4pm…NC State and Wake both host games Thursday evening…Braves win but player has to ward-off fans on the field

Happy Birthday: Elliot Gould, Bob Beamon, Don Schlitz, Rebecca De Mornay, Neil Gorsuch, Roy Oswalt, Lea Michele

Sir Elton injured in fall https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/8944633/elton-john-treated-hospital-fall-villa/

Word of the Day: pogonophile [ puh-gon-uh-fahyl ]  A person who likes beards

Quote of the Day: “Only the pure in heart can make a good soup” … Ludwig van Beethoven

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