The Daily Dose/July 14, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow nails – nails! – the wake-up call greeting. Today’s Diary.
It’s a shame we can’t save the wake-up call greeting I recorded this morning and use it forever and ever because it was that good…Hell, it would have caused Casey Kasem himself to achieve and maintain a state of arousal…
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1798 – The Sedition Act of 1798 – designed to limit criticism of the government – is signed by President John Adams. The Federalists that got the bill passed said the Act strengthened national security during a war with France, while critics said it was merely a way to squash opposition. The Act expired three years later, though the Alien Enemies Act, since amended, remains US law, allowing the government to detain and deport citizens of countries America is at war with.
In 1912 – Ken McArthur of South Africa establishes new world record in the marathon at the Stockholm Summer Games. McArthur ran the race in 2 hours 36 minutes and 54.8 seconds to beat the old record by almost 25 minutes. The race was 40.2 kilometers, 91 feet short of 25 miles, the marathon’s distance not becoming standardized at 26.2 miles until 1921. The world record is now 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 seconds by Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, set in 2018 in Berlin.
In 1962 – Claude King is at #1 in Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot C&W Sides chart – for the third of nine consecutive weeks with Wolverton Mountain. It was the third of six country Top 10s for King and remains his only #1 song. The song also peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 and was written by Merle Kilgore, who based it on an uncle who lived on a similarly named mountain in Arkansas.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
They might be able to learn humility at the thought of time’s long duration…
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The last meeting of the Confederation Congress of the United States was on March 2, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City. Authorized by the Articles of Confederation, it would be replaced by the First United States Congress on March 4, the effective date of the new United States Constitution.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What nationality has won the most Olympic marathon gold medals? – Answer next time!
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