The Daily Dose/June 17, 2024
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 endures a language barrier. Today’s Diary.
Evidently, tho, “I cannot help in any respect” translates to “I’d be happy to help you” in Tagalog or whatever the hell her native language is…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1631 – Empress Consort Mumtaz Mahal, 37, wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, dies of postpartum bleeding after delivering the couple’s 14th child…Later in the year, Jahan commissioned her mausoleum, construction began the following year, and today the building is known as the Taj Majal. Construction was completed in 1653 and involved approximately 1,000 elephants. Jahan died in 1658.
In 1915 – Zip Zabel of the Chicago Cubs establishes the major league record for most innings pitched in a game by a relief pitcher in a 4-3, 19-inning win over the Brooklyn Robins. Zabel pitched 18-and-a-third innings, research into whose record he broke was inconclusive, and the record still stands. The game was tied 2-2 after nine innings and each team scored a run in the 15th.
In 1939 – Glenn Miller is at #1 on the Your Hit Parade chart – America’s first chronicler of charted music – for the first of four consecutive weeks with Wishing (Will Make It So). It was the first of ten #1s on Your Hit Parade for Miller, tied for the record for the chart. The song, performed by a group of children, appeared in the film Love Affair, and was written by Buddy DeSylva, who earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Miller later had six #1s on Billboard’s Best Sellers In Stores Chart, beginning in 1940.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Carpentier did it again!, a second time, and this was the blow perfected by a lifetime of training…it rocked Dempsey to his heels, but it broke Carpentier’s hand. His best was not enough.
Heywood Braun
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
John Dopson was the winning pitcher in the game where Jeff Reardon got his 342nd save.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who is Glenn Miller tied with for most #1s on the Your Hit Parade chart? – Answer next time!
