The Daily Dose/December 30, 2018
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
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Today At The Site
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow really enjoys what The Wife makes for dinner, while at the retailer he eavesdrops on Wes’ and Charlie’s conversation about markdowns, plus there are the weekly, monthly and yearly totals from Sparrow’s Sleep Log.
The running joke between The Wife and I – and it ain’t too far from the truth – is that I only get stuff like this once because The Wife eschews recipes, preferring to wing it in the kitchen, so I asked the cat, in her usual mealtime place on the table, if we will ever see this again…The question was rhetorical, of course, but the cat actually meowed, tho it was difficult to tell what her answer was.
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On This Date
In 1853 – The United States and Mexico agree to the Gadsden Purchase, where Mexico sells most of Arizona south of Phoenix and a portion of southwest New Mexico for $10 million, about $270 million in today’s money. With the exception of some minor border adjustments over the years, this remains America’s last territorial acquisition in the lower 48 states.
In 1997 – Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores 41 points as the Chicago Bulls defeat the Dallas Mavericks 111-105. By scoring at least ten points Jordan establishes a new NBA record for Most Consecutive Games Scoring at Least Ten Points with 788, breaking the record that had been held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Jordan’s streak would end in December, 2001 at 866 games and the record is now held by LeBron James with 907.
In 1967 – For Loving You by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second of four consecutive weeks. It was the first of four consecutive Top 10 hits the duo would have together and was Anderson’s fourth of seven #1 songs while it remains Howard’s only #1 song.
Quotebook
Go for the top. If you aim for second you will end up there.
John F Kennedy
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
The 1934 Chicago Bears were the first NFL team to go undefeated and untied for a regular season, going 13-0. They finished 13-1 after losing the NFL Championship Game 30-13 to the New York Giants.
Today’s Stumper
Who is the Gadsden Purchase named after? –Answer next time!
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