The Daily Dose/June 9, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading off remains in time-out. It will return, though we are not sure when.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes on a shopping spree. Today’s Diary.
The big news is ol’ Sparrow bought some clothing today, a pair of shorts and some closed-toe sandals (closed-toe because his feet are ugly)…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1959 – The USS George Washington (SSBN-578), the world’s first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, is launched in Groton, Connecticut. She was commissioned in December and conducted her first missile tests the following summer and her first refueling came in 1970, after having sailed over 100,000 nautical miles, about 115,000 statute miles. The George Washington last sailed as a ballistic missile submarine in 1983 to facilitate American compliance with the SALT I treaty and was decommissioned in 1985.
In 1973 – Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the ninth horse, and the first in 25 years, to win the Triple Crown. Secretariat defeated Twice A Prince by 31 lengths, running the mile-and-half in 2 minutes, 24 seconds, a mark that remains the American record for that distance on dirt. Secretariat paid $2.20 to win, $2.40 to place while show money was not paid out.
In 1979 – Sister Sledge is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the only week with We Are Family. The song also went #1 pop in Canada, #8 pop in Great Britain, and spent two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100. It was the second chart single for the group, their first of three Top 40 hits, and was their second and final soul #1 (He’s The Greatest Dancer, one week, 1979). The song was written by Chic co-founders Bernard Edwards and Nile Rogers.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
No one’s ever seen anyone before. So you can get away with a lot by just pretending you belong wherever you happen to be.
Gore Vidal
Empire
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
1. Luis Tiant of the Cleveland Indians led the major leagues in shutouts in 1968 with nine.
2. The first act in the pre-Hot 100 era to have #1 songs on a Billboard pop, soul, and country chart was Bing Crosby, who had the second #1 song on the Billboard pop chart in 1940, an early #1 soul hit in 1942 and the first #1 country song in 1944.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Before Secretariat, who was the last horse to win the Triple Crown? – Answer next time!
