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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

May 18, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, May 18th. Day 138 of 2022

It’s Visit Your Relatives Day. Phone them before you go, the house might be a mess

1804: Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor by the French Senate

1860: Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination

1917: Congress passed the Selective Service act, which called up soldiers to fight in World War I

1951: The United Nations moved its headquarters to New York City

1980: Mt. Saint Helens erupted in Washington state. 57 people were killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens

1998: The United States Department of Justice and 20 U.S. states file an antitrust case against Microsoft

2012: Facebook held its initial public offering and began trading on the NASDAQ

In the News: County Manager proposes 4 cent tax decrease to Commissioners…Alexander County voter turnout slightly less than 18 percent for Primary…Taylorsville man charged…Stony Point man jailed…Hickory man charged with impersonating police officer

Weather: Tons of Sun and Warm. High around 85

Sports: AC Softball wins again, will host Mooresville in Round IV…Miami takes game 1 over Boston in NBA East Final…Canes host Rangers tonight in NHL Playoffs…Braves shut out Brewers…Dodgers win twin bill…Yankees keep winning, Red Sox keep losing

Happy Birthday: Dwayne Hickman, Brooks Robinson, Reggie Jackson, George Strait, Tina Fey, Spencer Breslin

Dead or missing from South of the Border https://news.yahoo.com/more-100-000-people-officially-193929496.html

No more People Magazine ? https://nypost.com/2022/05/16/peoples-print-magazine-faces-closure-sources/

A lady from Charlotte approached me at the Lady Cougar Softball game last night and commented “You folks sure love your Softball.” I told her “Yep, we’re pretty good, aren’t we ?”

Quote of the Day: “Cowards die many times before their actual deaths”…Julius Caesar

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