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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

October 6, 2021 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, October 6th. Day 279 of 2021

It’s Mad Hatter Day ! Put on your funniest lid and style it

Happy Noodle Day ! If it’s Pasta, I like it

1880: The Cincinnati Reds were booted from the National League for selling beer at games. They were reinstated when sanity took over

1927: “The Jazz Singer” opened in New York starring Al Jolson

1961: President Kennedy advised American families to build or buy bomb shelters to protect them in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union

1979: Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit the White House.

1992: Ross Perot appeared in his first paid broadcast on CBS after entering the presidential race

2010: Instagram is launched online

2010: Roy Halliday of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter in a National League Playoff Game against the Cincinnati Reds

In the News: 11 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday in Alexander County…Stony Point Fired Department Ladies Auxilliary recognized by state…Alexander County Deputies nab Charlotte fugitive…Man who led officers on wild chase last month in Alexander County facing more charges…Newton Police rule death of couple as murder-suicide…Catawba County man gets prison time for drug trafficking

Weather: More Clouds, more drizzle

Sports: Lady Cougar Tennis wins again…ACHS Women’s Golf place 2nd in league match…Russell Frasier named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Red Sox send Yankees home…County Parks and Recreation accepting Basketball signups

Happy Birthday: Britt Ekland, Kevin Cronin, Tony Dungy, Elisabeth Shue, Rebecca Lobo

Bryson and Brooks to duel in Vegas https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/report-bryson-dechambeau-brooks-koepka-to-square-off-in-latest-the-match-in-las-vegas/ar-AAPaR45

Get your shot !

Quote of the Day: “For my birthday I got a humidifier and a de-humidifier… I put them in the same room and let them fight it out”… Steven Wright

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