The Daily Dose/April 27, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes From Around Our Human Experience
Leading Off remains in time out as we work on a project.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow deals with the authorities. Today’s Diary.
At 0313 Larimer County Patrol Sgt Supervisor Rafael Sanchez called…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 711 – The Umayyad Caliphate’s conquest of the Iberian Peninsula begins when Moorish troops land at Gibraltar. The campaign would last eight years, concluding with Umayyad forces crossing the Pyrenees in 719. Christian kingdoms would gradually establish themselves over the centuries and the last Muslim stronghold in Granada was taken in 1492 with Muslims – and later Jews – obliged to either convert or face expulsion and property loss.
In 1908 – The London Summer Olympics open at White City Stadium. 1,971 men and 37 from 22 nations competed with Great Britain winning the most overall (146) and gold (56) medals. It remains the final Olympics where pistol dueling was contested. A demonstration sport in 1908, it had been a medal sport at the 1906 Intercalated Games. Duels featured wax bullets and significant protection for contestants. It was the first of three Summer Games hosted by London (1948, 2012).
In 1991 – Amy Grant is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with Baby Baby. It was the third of eight Top 40 hits for Grant, her second of four Top 10 hits, and remains her only #1 song. The song also peaked at #2 in Great Britain, went to #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, peaked at #23 on its dance chart, and was Billboard’s tenth-biggest song of the year. Grant co-wrote the song with multi-Grammy Award winner Keith Thomas, who also produced it.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The beauty of educating oneself is there are no limits to what can be learned.
Louis L’Amour
Education of a Wandering Man
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The first successful lunar mission was Ranger 8, which flew to the moon and took pictures before crashing into the lunar surface in February 1965.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What countries currently make up the Iberian Peninsula? – Answer next time!
