The Daily Dose/March 3, 2022
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 has a good workout. Today’s Diary.
Sprints felt really strong, too, so strong we wouldn’t’ve been surprised if the Chariots of Fire theme had started to play in the background…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1776 – The United States Marine Corps conducts its first amphibious landing in the Raid of Nassau in the Bahamas in the American Revolution. The raid was unopposed and American Marines held the port for two weeks as Americans searched for gunpowder and other supplies. The Corps was then known as the Continental Marines and were disbanded after the Revolution and reformed in 1798.
In 1981 – The Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders tie the NHL record for the highest score in a tie game in an 8-8 tie played in New York. The teams tied the record established by the Montreal Maroons and the New York Americans on February 18, 1936, and the mark was tied on six other occasions before the NHL ended tie games with the adoption of the hoot-out rule in 2005.
In 1984 – Rockwell is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Black Singles chart – for the first of five consecutive weeks with Somebody’s Watching Me. The song also peaked at #2 on the Hot 100, went #6 pop in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 12th-biggest soul song of the year. Rockwell is the son of Motown Records founder Barry Gordie and the song featured backing vocals by Michael and Jermaine Jackson. It was Rockwell’s first chart single and his first of two pop and soul hits.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The future always arrives as a minority.
The Honorable Penny Mordaunt
Leader, UK House of Commons
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls holds the NBA record for the most points in an NBA playoff game, scoring 63 vs the Boston Celtics in April 1986.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When did the United States Marine Corps become part of the Department of the Navy? – Answer next time!
