The Daily Dose/March 19, 2025
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 serves the second president of the United States. Today’s Diary.
– I have a reservation…Adams, John
Ol’ Sparrow didn’t miss a beat…We were typically gracious, sounding as if we’ve been in presidential service for ages.
– Mr President…Good morning and welcome.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1831 – The first documented bank robbery in the US occurs at City Bank on Wall Street in New York City. Two burglars stole $245,000 – over $50 million in today’s money – using copied keys and were later caught and sentenced to five years in prison. City Bank had been founded in 1812 and is now known as Citibank. Among other things, over the centuries, the bank financed bonds for the War of 1812 and helped finance the Panama Canal. The site is now a luxury apartment building.
In 1955 – The San Francisco Dons win the NCAA basketball championship, defeating the La Salle Explorers 77-63 in Kansas City. It was the first of two consecutive NCAA titles for the Dons and remains the only runner-up finish for the Explorers, who had won the 1954 national championship. Bradley (7-19) and Oklahoma City (9-17) became the first two teams to make the tournament with losing records.
In 1966 – US Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third of five consecutive weeks with Ballad of the Green Berets. The song also went to #1 in South Africa, at #24 in Great Britain, at #2 on Billboard’s country chart, and was Billboard’s 10th-biggest song of the year. The song was from the album Ballads of the Green Berets, which was in its second of five consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s album chart. It was the first of two Top 40 hits for Sadler and remains his only Top 10 hit.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Citizens no longer listened to good advice, for the belly has no ears.
Cato
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The NHL defenseman not named Bobby Orr or Paul Coffey with the most points in a season is Al McInnis with 103 in 1990-91. It ranks eleventh on the all-time list.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When did the first bank in the United States open? – Answer next time!
