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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

May 11, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, May 11th. Day 131 of 2022

It’s Eat What You Want Day. How nice would it be to have no concern with sodium, calories, fat or carbs ?

Happy Ego Awareness Day !

1812: British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated in the lobby of the British House of Commons

1910: An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana

1947: The tubeless tire is Introduced by the B F Goodrich Company

1960: Nazi Adolf Eichmann is captured by the Israeli Mossad in Argentina

1965: The Byrds made their TV debut with “Mr Tambourine Man” on NBC’s “Hullabaloo” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Byrds

1996: After departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592. The plane crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board

2001: Attorney General John Ashcroft approved a 30-day delay of the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh

In the News: Conover Police searching for murder suspect…Hiddenite man arrested after traffic stop …Cleveland County man nabbed by Alexander County Deputies…Taylorsville man jailed in Catawba County…Early Voting continues

Weather: Tuesday was terrific, Today we repeat it !

Sports: ACHS Baseball shocked in Round I of playoffs…Lady Cougar Softball routs foe, will host Round II foe on Friday…Wilson named new Football Coach at West Iredell…Canes make a statement…Still the NBA Playoffs are less than appealing…A no-no in the majors

Happy Birthday: Louis Farrakhan, Eric Burdon, Dr Robert Jarvik, Frances Fisher, Mike Lupica, Martha Quinn, Cam Newton

Check out the Moon Sunday night https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/super-flower-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-is-coming-sunday-night-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ar-AAX52mP

Life keeps getting better for Little Tommy Brady https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33891178/tom-brady-join-fox-sports-lead-nfl-analyst-playing-career-ends

Quote of the Day: “Aim for brevity while avoiding jargon”…Edsger Dijkstra

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