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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

July 26, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, July 26th. Day 207 of 2022

It’s Aunt and Uncle Day

1776: The Postal System was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin

1908: United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation)

1945: Winston Churchill resigned as Britain’s prime minister

1944: The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket

1947: President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff

1990: President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act

2016: Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

In the News: Alexander County classified as COVID Hot Spot…State Supreme Court Chief Justice visits Taylorsville on Monday…Missing Taylorsville man found and returned to residence…Statesville man charged in fatal accident…Alexander County man jailed in Caldwell County…Conover man arrested this morning on long list of charges

Weather: Hot, Humid, more than likely a Boomer this afternoon

Sports: Cougar Football prepping for season…Panthers report top camp today…App State picked to win division…Braves lose late in Philly…Dodgers cooled by Nats…Joe Gibbs Racing says woops, we’re sorry

Happy Birthday: Bob Lilly, Mick Jagger, Helen Mirren, Dorothy Hamill, Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale

One of the Goodfellas has passed https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/paul-sorvino-goodfellas-actor-dead

Fire in the Texas sky https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/07/25/fireball-over-Texas-American-Meteor-Society/3801658781527/

Why did I find someone’s shoe on my lawn ?

Quote of the Day: “Youth is wasted on the young”… George Bernard Shaw (Born this day in 1856)

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