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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

April 6, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, April 6th. Day 96 of 2022

Happy Table Tennis Day

1808: John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, it would eventually make him America’s first millionaire

1917: Congress approves a Declaration of War against Germany entering WWI

1965: President Johnson authorized the use of ground troops in combat operations in Vietnam

1973: The American League starts using the Designated Hitter as an “experiment” They’re still experimenting

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1980: The 3M Company introduces “Post it Notes”

2009: North Carolina beats Michigan State, 89-72; Tar Heels’ 5th national title

2015: Duke beats Wisconsin to win the NCAA Basketball Championship

In the News: Dyson announces retirement as Clerk of Court…Wild chase begins in Taylorsville ends in Iredell County…Suspect in crash that killed 3 in Hickory has died in Mexico…Hickory man gets federal prison time…Wilkes County woman arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man back behind bars…Troutman man arrested after two hour standoff

Weather: Sunshine, high near 80 today. Rain returns tonight

Sports: Lady Cougar Softball hosts team from Mecklenburg County today…AC Baseball idle until Friday…Canes suffer an ugly loss…Hornets mauled in Miami…Tiger is in…Major League Baseball season begins Thursday

Happy Birthday: Billy Dee Williams, Barry Levinson, John Ratzenberger, Paul Rudd, Zach Braff

Twitter testing an “Edit” option https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-elon-musk-f3a99b8ab07f184f275a7f501e8f54b4

Fox on the run in Washington DC https://who13.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/fox-captured-after-biting-multiple-people-on-capitol-hill/

I’m taking a long walk today so if you see me strolling around town that’s what I’m up to

Quote of the Day: “The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas”…Alfred Whitney Griswold

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