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Richard C Gilbert’s Wednesday Blog

August 10, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Wednesday, August 10. Day 222 of 2022

It’s National Lazy Day ! Sadly there are those who celebrate every day

Happy Vlogging Day. Vlogging is sharing a video on social media

1846: The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000

1945: Japan informed the United Sates of their intention to surrender in WWII as long as their Emporer was retained. The same offer they had made before the Atomic Bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1954: The groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held

1969: A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson’s cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in Los Angeles

1994: President Clinton claimed presidential immunity when he asked a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones

1995: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing.
Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony

2020: A Superstrom named Derecho in Iowa and Nebraska becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history

In the News: Walker named new County Health Department Director…Building in Taylorsville to be renovated…County Schools get grant money for improvements…5-year old killed in Wilkes County Golf Car mishap…Taylorsville woman arrested on felony drug charges after traffic stop…Hickory man charged with indecent liberties with a minor…

Weather: Muggy, Storms likely this afternoon. Some cooler, less humid condition coming this weekend

Sports: Cougar Football scrimmage vrs Davie County this morning…Media reports say Mayfield is in the lead to the Panther starting QB…Hurricanes have good news-bad news day…Riley lead Braves to extra-inning win…Mets win again…Dodgers too…Yanks blanked…Shohei Ohtani has epic night for Angels

Happy Birthday: Rosanna Arquette, Antonio Banderas, – Suzanne Collins, Riddick Bowe, Gus Johnson, Angie Harmon, Kylie Jenner

California County asks citizens if they want to secede from the state https://apnews.com/article/california-san-bernardino-a51f4a6cd8e422604168b177e18e06e7

Jenn and Ben out and about in the Big Apple https://pagesix.com/2022/08/09/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-grab-coffee-donuts-from-dunkin/?_ga=2.66319721.613527781.1660127435-1214514949.1573077424

Florida woman charge with assault by ribeye http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/steak-assault-collar-659321

Quote of the Day: “I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you”… Robin Williams (died this day in 2014)

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