The Daily Dose/April 26, 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 has the latest news on the new ride. Today’s Diary.
In other automotive news, the washer fluid was replaced and, despite the impending warmer weather, yours truly went with the washer fluid rated down to minus-20…Recall last year an early freeze caught ol’ Sparrow by surprise and the summer washer fluid actually froze, a lousy break that will be avoided this year by keeping cold-rated washer fluid in the reservoir all year long.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1962 – The United States reaches the moon for the first time, the second country to do so, when Ranger 4 crashes into the moon’s far side. Ranger 4 had been launched on April 23 and was equipped with a variety of instruments for experiments before crashing into the moon, but solar panels failed to deploy and the spacecraft eventually ran out of electrical power. The first country to reach the moon was the Soviet Union, whose Luna 2 crashed into the moon in 1959.
In 1920 – Canada wins the first Olympic ice hockey gold medal, defeating Sweeden 12-0 in the gold medal game of the Antwerp Summer Games. Two days later the US won the silver medal defeating Czechoslovakia 16-0 and on the 29th the Czechs defeated Sweden 1-0 for the bronze medal. It was the first of nine Olympic hockey titles for Canada and this remains the only ice hockey played at the Summer Olympics. Figure skating was also contested this week, while the other Olympic events began in August, and the Winter Olympics began in 1924.
In 1980 – Blondie is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of six consecutive weeks with Call Me. It was the fifth of ten chart singles for the group, their fourth of eight Top 40 hits, and their second of four #1 songs. Call Me also went to #1 in Canada in Great Britain and was Billboard’s #1 song of the year, its eighth-biggest of the decade, and ranked 57th on their 60th Anniversary Hot 100 in 2018. In 1988, a remixed version peaked at #61 in Great Britain.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Aim high; believe yourself capable of great things. You will succeed.
Bryce Union Taylor
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The last tie game played by the Chicago Cubs was on Sept 29, 2016, a 1-1 tie at Pittsburgh that was rained out after six innings and neither suspended nor rescheduled due to its lack of bearing on the standings.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was the first lunar mission to successfully complete its mission? – Answer next time!
