Sparrow introduces the latest wonders to the staff at Hotel B on today’s edition of The Diary of a Nobody. One is Blake, the new breakfast attendant and the other is a desk clerk with an unusual name Sparrow is unable to remember. Also, at the retailer, Sparrow and Mic discuss the current egg shortage plus the merits of Chinese food.
J.R.R. Tolkien has The Thought for the Day, few lines of poetry from The Lord of the Rings talking about how every experience in our human experience has the potential to show us something meaningful.
On This Date:
In 1553 – Lady Jane Grey, the daughter of the sister of Henry VIII, is deposed at Queen of England by Mary I, a daughter of Henry VIII. She had reigned for nine days and would be convicted to treason later in the year and executed in February 1554.
In 1915 – The Washington Senators steal eight bases in the first inning of their 11-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The eight stolen bases in an inning establish a major league (ML) record that still stands. (It was tied by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1919.) Right fielder Danny Moeller had three stolen bases in the inning, a ML record that has been accomplished many times.
In 1980 – Billy Joel is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me. It would spend two weeks at the top and was the first of three #1’s for Joel. The song also went to #1 in Canada, where it spent three weeks at the top.
Thank you for reading, and have a good day.
Gaylon
