The Daily Dose/February 24, 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 gets some quality time with the cat. Today’s Diary.
Boy, the cat would not leave my side today…Plainly she missed me while I was gone…She was on my back when we woke up, was at the desk supervising morning project work, and was on my chest while lying in bed reading…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1868 – The US House of Representatives impeaches a president of the United States for the first time, approving eleven articles against President Andrew Johnson. The articles all stemmed from Johnson’s violating an act that prohibited a president from dismissing a cabinet member without the approval of the US Senate. Johnson was acquitted by the Senate by one vote, and since then, presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump have been impeached, Trump twice.
In 1978 – Kevin Porter of the New Jersey Nets establishes a new NBA record for most assists in a game in a 126-112 win over the Houston Rockets. Porter had 29 assists to break the record of 28 established by Bob Cousy in 1959 and tied by Guy Rogers in 1963, and the record is now 30, by Scott Skiles in 1990.
In 1973 – War is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the second and final consecutive week with The World is a Ghetto. The album remains the only #1 pop album for the group, was their first of four #1s on Billboard’s soul album chart, and was Billboard’s #1 album for 1972. The album produced two Top 10 hits on the Hot 100: the title track, which peaked at #7, and The Cisco Kid, which peaked at #2.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Everyman achieved his own greatness by reaching out beyond himself, and so it is with nations…Only when a nation means something to itself can it mean something to others.
Werner Von Braun
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 57,446 regular season minutes in the NBA, an all-time record.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the NBA record for most assists in an NBA playoff game? – Answer next time!
