The Daily Dose/June 30, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains MIA.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow, somewhat, cleans house. Today’s Diary.
It was the first cleaning of any sort in a month and it’s to the point now where a squadron of Merry Maids would need to work around the clock for a week in order to restore even the remotest semblance of cleanliness to the place…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1559 – King Henry II of France is mortally injured in a jousting tournament by the captain of his bodyguard unit in Paris. Henry II was an avid jouster and the tournament had been held to commemorate a recent peace treaty and the marriage of his daughter. His assailant, the Count of Montgomery, was absolved of blame by Henry but, still disgraced, retired to his Normandy estates anyway. Henry died of complications from infection on July 10 and was succeeded by his 15-year-old son Francis II.
In 1908 – Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox ties the major league record for most career no-hitters in n 8-0 victory over the New York Yankees. It was the third no-hitter for Young, tying the record established by Larry Corcoran of the Chicago Cubs from 1880-84. The mark would later be tied by Bob Feller, broken by Sandy Koufax (4) and is now held by Nolan Ryan (7). Young, 41, remains the oldest pitcher to throw his third no-hitter. – Editor’s Note: In order to enhance both narrative flow and the reader experience, it is Daily Dose policy to refer to teams still in the same city by their current name. At the time, the Yankees were known as the Highlanders and the Cubs as the White Stockings. Daily Dose editors are aware it would taken less space – and less of your time – to state this in the item itself.
In 1973 – George Harrison is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth). It was the fourth of 14 Top 40 solo hits for Harrison, his third of five Top 10 hits, and was his second of three #1s. The song also peaked at #8 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s 42nd-biggest song of the year. The song was from the album Living in the Material World, which was in its second of five consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s album chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…she was saved by the native shrewdness that goes hand in hand with personal ambition.
Ursula Curtiss
Letter of Intent
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers is the active major league player who has played in the most games with 2,744 through June 29.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many future monarchs did Henry II produce with his queen, Catherine? – Answer next time!
