Sparrow whines about the coffee he bought Thursday, drives in for a shift at the retailer in clothes that aren’t completely dry and makes a senorita giggle with his Spanish, all on today’s edition of The Diary of a Nobody.
One of America’s most distinctive writers, Charles Bukowski has The Thought for the Day. It’s from his first novel Post Office and was based on his time working for the postal service. Today’s Thought concerns the safety of where our food and water is, and the open spaces calling us away from it.
On This Date:
In 1861 – The first major battle of the Civil War is fought in Prince William County, Virginia, known to History alternately as the First Battle of Bull Run and the First Battle of Manassas. It resulted in a victory for the Confederate Army and disorganized Union retreat.
In 1959 – The Boston Red Sox become the last major league (ML) team to integrate when Elijah “Pumpsie” Green pinch-runs and plays shortstop as the Red Sox lose to the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in Chicago. Green would play five years in the big leagues, batting .246 in 344 games. Not only did the Red Sox integrate after every other ML team, they even integrated after the Boston Bruins hockey team, who had first played Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree in 1957.
In 1973 – Jim Croce hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. Croce said the song was inspired by someone he knew in the army, although Croce gave varying details about this. Though the song only spent two weeks at #1, it was Billboard’s second biggest song of 1973. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown would be Croce’s only #1 song while he was alive. In September 1973 he died in a plane crash and his next single, Time in a Bottle, would hit #1 in December.
Many thanks for stopping by. Please consider subscribing and have a good day.
Gaylon
