Wednesday, April 23. Day 113 of 2025
It’s Administrative Professionals Day. Remember when they merely a Secretary ?
It’s Asparagus Day. Before you say yuk, have you tried them grilled ?
Happy Cherry Cheesecake Day
1635: The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston
1879: Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame. The fire leads to construction of the Main Building with its golden dome
1954: Henry Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits his first Major League Home Run
1968: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university
1984: Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler announced that researchers had found what was believed to be the virus that causes AIDS; the infectious agent was later named HIV
1985: Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. That was a big Woops !
2005: YouTube is launched online
In the News: County Commissioner Todd Herms resigns after nearly three-weeks of mystery and speculation. Still no information on the suspicious circumstances … Man charged with Boone robbery before leading police on chase and shooting deputy in Tennessee…Taylorsville woman facing charges in Iredell County for second time this month…More Fentanyl arrressts
Weather: Clouds and 75
Sports: Cougars blank St Stephens, will play Hickory for the Holiday Tournament Title this evening…Brzykzy on fast track back to the bigs…Braves win streak ends at 4…Padres stay Hot….Canes go up 2-0..Lakers pull even…NFL Draft Thursday night
Happy Birthday: Lee Majors, Blair Brown, Valerie Bertinelli, George Lopez, John Cena, Melina Kanakaredes, Andruw Jones, Jaime King
Mike Patrick was an ESPN standard bearer https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/44803930/mike-patrick-espn-play-play-voice-36-years-dies-80
Word of the Day: flay [ fley ] To remove the skin or outer covering, to criticize or scold with scathing severity, to deprive or strip of money or property. Flay is most commonly used metaphorically to refer to severely criticizing someone. From Old English meaning to peel. “The husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping“
Quote of the Day: “The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose” …William Shakespeare (Born this day in 1564)