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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

May 10, 2023 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, May 10th. Day 130 of 2023

Happy Shrimp Day and Third Shift Workers Day (should be third shift workers night)

It’s Mother Ocean Day. Be kind to the sea or it’ll turn ugly on you

1503: Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there

1773: The British Parliament passes the Tea Act that levied taxed on all tea shipped to the colonies

1869: The first US Transcontinental Railroad is completed in Utah

1924: J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head of the FBI. He would hold the post until 1972

1941: Adolf Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess escapes to Britain to open secret negotiations with the Allies

1962: Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk

1969: The American Football League and the National Football League announce a merger

2002: FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds

In the News: Hiddenite Elementary briefly placed on code-in on Tuesday…School board still mulling options regarding old Wittenburg School property…Taylorsville Town Board has work session today…Taylorsville Police arrest duo on drug charges…Taylorsville woman jailed without bond…Mother and son indicted for concealment of body

Weather: Sunshine, High 75 !

Sports: Cougar Softball and Baseball advance to Round II…Hollar makes state finals in golf…Cougar Football starts Spring practice…Canes drill the Devils…Georgia Football team says NO to Joe

Happy Birthday: Mark David Chapman, Chris Berman, Bono, Linda Evangelista, Kenan Thompson, Missy Franklin

Word of the Day: rale [ ral, rahl ] An abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard in the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs

No Joe, count us out https://apnews.com/article/georgia-biden-white-house-smart-0dbeeff82154fa88662870006c6553ee

Quote of the Day: “Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name”…Steven Wright

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