The Daily Dose/July 24, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is off for the time being.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow deals with fussy old men. Today’s Diary.
There were a couple of cheapskates later in the morning…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 2019 – Boris Johnson becomes British Prime minister, defeating Jeremy Hunt in a vote for leadership of the Conservative Party. Johnson succeeded Theresa May, who had resigned following repeated rejection of her Brexit proposals by Parliament. In Britain, there is no interregnum between election and taking office and Johnson moved into 10 Downing Street that day. Johnson served until September 2022.
In 1908 – Johnny Hayes of the US establishes a new Olympic record in the marathon, winning in 2 hours, 55 minutes, 18.4 seconds. Dorando Pietri of Italy had crossed the finish line first, however, he was dehydrated and needed ten minutes – and the help of officials – to finish the race and was disqualified. This was the first time the Olympic marathon was run at the now-standard distance of 26 miles, 385 yards when the entrance to the stadium was changed. The distance would become standard at the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics.
In 1993 – UB40 is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of seven consecutive weeks with Can’t Help Falling in Love. The song went to #1 in eleven other countries, including Finland, Iceland, and Great Britain, was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year, and their 22nd-biggest of the decade. It was the fifth and final Top 40 hit for the group, their fourth and final Top 10, and their second of two #1s (Red, Red Wine, one week, 1988). In 1962 a version by Elvis Presley peaked at #2 on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…the category of what might have been is already too crowded.
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Tiger Woods’ 82 PGA wins ties him with Sam Snead for the most ever.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the current men’s Olympic marathon record? – Answer next time!
