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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

July 28, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, July 28th. Day 209 of 2021

Happy Milk Chocolate Day

1896: The city of Miami is incorporated

1945: A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash
1965: President Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000

1943: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.

1984: The summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles

1998: Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with President Clinton

In the News: Newton man facing child abuse charges in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed on Ohio Fugitive Warrant…Hiddenite woman arrested by Taylorsville Police…Fatal crash in Conover…Iredell County teacher arrested

Weather: Quite simply, it’s gonna be HOT ! High today around 92

Sports: Moonshiners win League Championship…Braves pound the Mets…Giants do it to the Dodgers again…NCHSAA meets with lawmakers today…Panthers open training camp today in Spartanburg

Happy Birthday: Marty Brennaman, Bill Bradley, Jim Davis, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Struthers, Vida Blue, Elizabeth Berkley

America’s most inept mayor continues to astonish even her supporters (Both of them) https://newsflash.one/2021/07/27/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-doubles-down-on-only-granting-reporters-of-color-exclusive-interviews/

Wow, Cows on Long Island ? https://apnews.com/article/oddities-3834786a666534da05439fe54cb89060

We’re all neighbors. let’s look out for each other in this heat. If you know someone without air conditioning, check on their welfare because….We’re Neighbors

Quote of the Day: “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one”… George Washington

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