The Daily Dose/March 16, 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 registers for a political convention. Today’s Diary.
When we first went, it was in a conference room at a big hotel and ran from Friday thru Sunday…This year it’s at the local Masonic lodge on Saturday and Sunday morning and if this keeps up we’ll be able to hold it here at The Shire in a few years…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1966 – Gemini VIII, with Neil Armstrong and David Scott aboard, launches from Cape Kennedy on Florida’s east coast. History remembers the flight for conducting the first docking of two spacecraft and for the capsule turning over and over, which required the mission to be aborted, with the crew returning safely to Earth. Armstrong later become the first human to walk on the moon, while Scott was the seventh.
In 1872 – The oldest soccer competition in the world is played for the first time, when the Wanderers defeat the Royal Engineers 1-0 in the first Football Association (FA) Cup at Kennington Oval in London. The tournament had begun the previous November with 15 teams, four of which still exist. The FA was formed in 1863, and Arsenal, which competes in England’s Premier League, has won the most FA Cups with 14.
In 1956 – Tab Hunter is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the third of four consecutive weeks with Young Love. The song also went to #1 on Billboard’s Most Played by Jockeys, and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts and was Hunter’s only #1 pop song. The song also went to #1 in Great Britain and peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Best Sellers chart. Versions by Sonny James, the Crew Cuts, Donny Osmond, and Lesley Gore have also hit Billboard pop charts over the years.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
There’s nobody more dangerous than a sincere visionary.
Morris West
The Clowns of God
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Larry Holmes’ last professional fight was against Eric Esch, AKA Butterbean. He won a 10-round unanimous decision in 2002 and retired with a 69-6 career record.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many Gemini missions were there? – Answer next time!
