Wednesday, April 30th. Day 120 of 2025
It’s Golf Day ! Today is also Oatmeal Cookie Day, Raisin Day, Tie Die Day and last but not least Mr Potato Head Day
1789: George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States
1803: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation
1945: Adolf Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun commit suicide in Berlin They had been married for one day. One week later Germany surrendered unconditionally
1973: President Nixon announces that White House Counsel John Dean has been fired and that other top aides, most notably H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, have resigned in the wake of Watergate
1986: Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph
1993: Tennis star Monica Seles is stabbed by an attacker during a match in Germany
2009: Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
In the News: Man working on sanitation truck struck and killed in Lincoln County…Unemployment numbers hold steady in latest release…Taylorsville man already in jail has more child-porn charges added…Drug arrest overnight in Alexander County…Federal agents make some local arrests
Weather: Sunshine mixed with a few clouds. High around 84
Sports: Cougar Baseball drops heart breaker…AC Softball begins Conference Tournament action tonight….AC Women’s Soccer gets big win…Canes win in double OT to eliminate the Devils…Two NBA series wrapped up…Braves win again in Denver…Lots of runs in Baseball Tuesday night, 15 a popular number
Happy Birthday: Isiah Thomas, Michael Waltrip, Johnny Galecki, Kirsten Dunst, Dianna Agron
Don’t let the battle over the thermostat come to this https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/thermostat-dispute-285043
Word of the Day: wheedle [ weed-l ] to influence someone by flattering, or beguiling words or acts. To obtain (something) by artful persuasions. Origin of word is unknown “She wheedled him to taking the task for her”
Quote of the Day: “Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired”… Jules Renard