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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

April 4, 2025 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, April 4th. Day 94 of 2025

It’s Walk to Work Day, School Librarian Day and Vitamin C Day

The line forms here, it’s Hug a Newsperson Day !

1818: Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state

1850: Los Angeles is incorporated as a city

1932: University of Pittsburgh Professor CC King isolates Vitamin C

1968: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis

1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth his 714th home run

1975: Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen

1983: NC State stuns heavily favored Houston to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament. It was and still is one of the most iconic moments in Basketball history

2005: North Carolina beats Illinois, 75-70 to capture Tar Heels’ 4th National Championship

2017: Alibaba of China becomes the world’s largest retailer surpassing WalMart
In the News: Taylorsville man gets minimum 5 years in prison for trafficking meth…Woman arrested in Alexander County convicted of Death by Distribution in Watauga County…Taylorsville Couple busted on drug charges…NC Dept of Transportation announces some roadway projects for Catawba and Iredell Counties (Wonder why they never get that forever overdue Highway 127 project in Alexander County started?)…

Weather: Sunny and Warm. High 86-88. Maybe some rain Sunday afternoon

Sports: Gant steps down as Cougar Basketball Coach…Cougar Football schedule released…Women’s Final Four tips-off tonight in Tampa…Men go in Texas Saturday evening…Canes go to Hockeytown …Phils are 5-1…Judge homers and Yankees win…Braves at 0-7 play tonight at home…NASCAR runs Darlington

Happy Birthday: Clive Davis, Kitty Kelley, Craig T Nelson, Christine Lahti, Robert Downey Jr, Nancy McKeon, Jill Scott, Scott Rolen, Barry Pepper, Jamie Lynn Spears

Word of the Day: matron [ mey-truhn ] A married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position. A woman who has charge of the domestic affairs of a hospital, prison, or other institution. From Latin meaning woman or wife. “The elegant matron arrived looking as she never had a worry”

Quote of the Day: “I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out”… Steven Wright

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