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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

March 29, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, March 29th. Day 88 of 2022

It’s Vietnam Veterans Day !

Happy Piano Day ! If you can play, you should play often

1867: The British Parliament passes the North America Act which creates the Dominion of Canada

1886: John Pemberton brews his first batch of Coca-Cola

1929: The first telephone is installed in the White House

1951: Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted and sentenced to death for conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union

1973: The last American troops leave Vietnam

Michael Makes The Shot To Win 1982 NCAA Title

1982: North Carolina beats Georgetown, 63-62 to win the National Championship. A skinny freshman named Michael Jordan hit the winning basket

1984: In the darkness of night, the Baltimore Colts leave and move to Indianapolis

1993: Clint Eastwood wins his first Oscar for Best Director in “Unforgiven”

In the News: Some Duke Energy customer will lose service for six hours today in Taylorsville…Taylorsville woman denied delay in civil trial…Davidson County teen facing Alexander County drug charges…Alexander County man placed in custody overnight…Taylorsville man jailed after violation of pretrial release

Weather: More clouds than Sun today. High around 60

Sports: Showdown Tuesday for Cougar Softball and Baseball against South Caldwell…Lady Pack lose heartbreaker in 2ot…Hornets fall to Denver…Canes destroy Washington…NFL issues fascist edict

Happy Birthday: Vangelis, John Major, Terry Jacks, Denny McLain, Walt Frazier, Earl Campbell, Elle Macpherson, Lara Logan, Jennifer Capriati

Who don’t know that it’s easy to bilk the Federal Government ? https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/biggest-fraud-generation-looting-covid-relief-program-known-ppp-n1279664

It’s sad when you can’t even sit and enjoy a cold one https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/28/be-us-herd-of-deer-overruns-pub-shattered-window-Oshkosh-Wisconsin/3231648495345/

Although the wind backs off today, don’t burn anyway

Quote of the Day: “Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m schizophrenic, and so am I” …Oscar Levant

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