Chad Harris-Crane is a fictional character on the American soap opera
Passions, which aired on NBC from 1999 to 2007 and on DirecTV in
2007–08. Developed by the soap's creator and head writer James E.
Reilly, Chad was portrayed by Donn Swaby (1999 to 2002) and Charles
Divins (2002 to 2007). The son of the evil patriarch Alistair Crane of
the Crane family, Chad becomes involved in a love triangle with the
sisters Whitney and Simone Russell. He is initially believed to be
Whitney's half-brother, but is revealed to be her adoptive cousin. His
later storylines focus on his confusion over his sexual identity; his
relationship with tabloid reporter Vincent Clarkson includes a depiction
of the two men having sex, the first such scene in any daytime soap
opera. Chad attempts to reconcile with Whitney before being killed by
Alistair. Critical response to Chad was mixed; some reviewers praised
the handling of the incest storyline and the representation of LGBT
characters of color on daytime television, while others criticized his
relationship with Vincent as an irresponsible representation of racial
and sexual identity.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Harris-Crane>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
Thomas Paine published the first in a series of pamphlets
entitled The American Crisis, opening with the now-famous line, "These
are the times that try men's souls."
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Crisis>
1843:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, a novella about the miser
Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation after being visited by three
Christmas ghosts, was first published.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol>
1964:
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the ruling junta of South
Vietnam led by Nguyễn Khánh, initiated a coup, dissolving and
arresting members of the High National Council, a civilian advisory
body.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_1964_South_Vietnamese_coup>
1983:
The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the FIFA World
Cup, was stolen from a display case in the Brazilian Football
Confederation offices.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy>
1997:
SilkAir Flight 185 crashed into the Musi River in Indonesia,
killing 104 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SilkAir_Flight_185>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
unguligrade:
(zoology) An animal that walks on hooves.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unguligrade>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about
his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder.
He will find his "proper place" and will stay in it. You do not need to
send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if
there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His
education makes it necessary.
--Carter G. Woodson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carter_G._Woodson>