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Gilbert Leadership, a program of the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, is currently accepting applications from Gilbert residents and business leaders to participate in the program’s nineteenth class and will begin interviewing candidates in July. Gilbert Leadership is a nine-month development program that brings together individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to develop their leadership potential. [...]

1987 – 19-year-old West German pilot Mathias Rust evades Soviet Union air defenses and lands a private plane in the Red Square in Moscow. Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust

1941 – The British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France. Source:  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/5/27

The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce has expanded its one-on-one business counseling hours as a result of an increased interest in this free service, provided by SCORE representatives. SCORE is a network of more than 12,000 business experts who volunteer their time to counsel entrepreneurs to give real-world advice and know-how. Some have worked as executives [...]

1896 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Source:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

1977 -  20th Century Fox releases George Lucas’  Star Wars. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/star-wars-released

Chamber Hosts Speaker at Upcoming Workshop Freelance columnist and financial speaker Bill Blaytor will present his strategies to approaching money in a new way at the 15 Ways to Save Money Right Now workshop hosted by the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce. Blaytor, founder of Financially Free Seminars, has worked with thousands of clients since 1980 [...]

1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction. Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridge

Get ready for a shower of splashy stories and slobbery sounds for kids of all ages at the Red Mountain Library, 635 N. Power Rd. on Wednesday, May 26 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Program Room. Charlie Williams, a vocal sound impressionist who can imitate all types of sounds from motorized vehicles [...]

1916 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting (Boy with Baby Carriage). Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_20