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Today is Day 114 of 2025
1184 BC 
Traditional day Greeks entered Troy via the Trojan Horse.
1885
Sharpshooter
Annie Oakley
joins Buffalo
Bill's Wild West.
Lakota leader Sitting Bull dubbed
her "Little Sure Shot".
1895
Captain Joshua Slocum sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts on his way to becoming the first person to sail single-handedly around the world.
1904 
Dutch artist Willem De
Kooning born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
1914
Director, producer, and screenwriter William Castle (The Tingler) born in New York City.
1934
Actress Shirley MacLaine (The Apartment) born in Richmond, Virgina.
1967
Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute malfunctions.
He is the first human to die during a space mission.
1976
On Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels offers the Beatles certified check for $3,000 to reunite and sing three songs.
"You divide it up any way you want", he said, "if you want to give Ringo less, it's up to you."
1980
Operation Eagle Claw was unsuccessful bid to rescue American hostages held in the US Embassy in Teheran.
The operation left eight Americans dead and five wounded.
Square One Ranch
Photo of the
Day
Poolside weeds at Square One Ranch on
20100406.
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This Day at the New Yorker
Proverb:
“Even a fool has at least one talent.” ~ Japanese Proverb
