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Richard C Gilbert’s Tuesday Blog

October 4, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Tuesday, October 4th. Day 277 of 2022

Happy Taco Day ! Don’t mind if I do

It’s Vodka Day and Golf Lovers Day too

1535: The first complete English translation of the Bible was printed

1895: Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship

1933: “Esquire” magazine was published for the first time

1957: “Leave it to Beaver” debuted on CBS

1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was the first manmade satellite to enter space

1997: The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1997_Loomis_Fargo_robbery

2001: Washington’s Reagan National Airport re-opened. The airport had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001

2006: WikiLeaks is launched

In the News: Alexander County Schools discuss project at Sugar Loaf Elementary…Taylorsville Town Board meets today…Man shot and killed by Catawba County Deputies identified…Wilkes County man charged with stabbing 5 people…Shooting in Burke County…Taylorsville man arrested Monday…Alexander County man nabbed by Police in Granite Falls

Weather: Darned near perfect. Sunshine, High around 72

Sports: AC Women’s Tennis gets another win…Zach Brzykcy named to Minor League All-Star Team…Braves lose, Mets rained out….Pujols hits 703…49ers take down the Rams…Will the Panthers bench Baker Mayfield ?…

Happy Birthday: Anne Rice, Tony La Russa, Susan Sarandon, Armand Assante, Jon Secada, Alicia Silverstone

Joe says he’s sorta Puerto Rican https://nypost.com/2022/10/03/biden-claims-he-was-raised-in-the-puerto-rican-community/

Baker Mayfield probably needs to be benched but where do the Panther go ? https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/panthers-matt-rhule-doesnt-rule-out-benching-baker-mayfield-after-week-4-loss-were-not-good-enough/?fbclid=IwAR03DdxCo8RHM3MCccm2jmYxl4GsKi2kJhm_e1lgCouZBvQ83JEczTCsL38

Quote of the Day: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”…George Bernard Shaw

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