The Daily Dose/July 11, 2026
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 breathes a lot. Today’s Diary.
We were a machine…We did our planned two 10-minute deep breathing sets and we had the time [for a third set] and how often do you get to push your boundaries???…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1804 – Alexander Hamilton, a former Treasury Secretary, is shot in a duel by Vice President Aaron Burr in Weehawken, New Jersey, the end of a bitter feud between the two men. No conclusive account of the duel exists, though History seems content with the notion that Hamilton fired first, into a tree above Burr. Hamilton was taken across the river to New York City, where dueling was illegal, and died the next day. Burr remains the only sitting vice president to participate in a duel.
In 1912 – Six men win medals in the pole vault competition at the Stockholm Summer Olympics. Harry Babcock of the US took the gold medal, while two men tied for the silver medal, and three men tied for the bronze medal. Pole vaulting developed from the skill of vaulting over marshes in the Netherlands, and distance vaulting competitions are still held in countries around the North Sea. It remains the only time six medals have been awarded in a single sport.
In 1960 – The Hollywood Argyles are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Alley Ooop. The song also went to #1 in New Zealand, peaked at #24 in Great Britain, at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was its 16th-biggest song of the year. It was the only chart single for the studio group, making them the second of 19 ultimate one-hit wonders, acts whose only Hot 100 entry goes to #1. The Hollywood Argyles took their name from the intersection where their recording studio was located, Hollywood Blvd and Argyle St.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I believed in what I did so much, I couldn’t believe there were people who couldn’t hear it.
Barry Manilow
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 song of 1955 was Perez Prado’s Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, which spent 10 weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many Americans have won Olympic pole vault gold medals? – Answer next time!
