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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

October 22, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, October 22nd. Day 295 of 2025

It’s Smart is Cool Day

Happy National Nut Day !

1746: The College of New Jersey was officially chartered. It’s now Princeton University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University

1836: Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas

1934: FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd in Ohio

1962: President Kennedy announces that American reconnaissance planes have discovered Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, and that he has ordered a naval “quarantine” of the Communist nation

1981: The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August

1986: President Reagan signed the Tax Reform Act of 1986 into law

2012: Cyclist Lance Armstrong is formally stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after being charged for doping

2019: Same-sex marriage is legalized, and abortion is decriminalized in Northern Ireland
News: Fatal crash Tuesday morning near Moravian Falls.. Homicide investigation underway in Catawba County…Conover man charged with felony larceny of motor vehicle in Alexander County…Big Pot haul in Iredell County

Weather: Sunshine but not as warm. FIRE DANGER ALERT FOR TODAY ! This means you !

Sports: AC Volleyball wins Playoff match over Charlotte Catholic…Two Lady Cougar Golfers qualify for State 6A Finals…Redmond named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…NBA tips off the most meaningless regular season in sports…Hornet begin season tonight at home vrs Brooklyn

Happy Birthday: Bobby Seale, Christopher Lloyd, Catherine Deneuve, Jeff Goldblum, Shelby Lynne, Ichiro Suzuki

Gold and Silver take a tumble https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/gold-silver-tumble-in-biggest-daily-drop-in-years-as-stunning-precious-metals-rally-comes-to-a-halt-155953734.html

Put the phone away ! https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/want-to-lower-anxiety-put-your-phone-away-expert-says.html

Word of the Day: onyx [on-iks] black, especially a pure or jet black. Chalcedony (Quartz) in parallel layers of different color, a nail of a finger or toe. “The actress had onyx hair and an even darker persona.”

Quote of the Day: “My mother’s idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup”…Robin Williams

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