The Daily Dose/March 31, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow does squat. Or doesn’t do squat. Whichever. Today’s Diary.
This was a great day off, one where we barely left The Shire and didn’t leave the small town at all…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1492 – Catholic monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon – both now part of Spain – order the country’s 150,000 Jews and Muslims to convert or face expulsion, an act History refers to as the Alhambra Decree. Muslims had conquered the Iberian Peninsula in the eighth century and Jews had inhabited the area since Roman times. The edict was formally revoked in 1968, though Spain had long since guaranteed religious freedom.
In 1973 – The Philadelphia Flyers tie the NHL record for most goals in a period in a 10-2 win over the New York Islanders. The Flyers scored eight goals in the second period to tie the mark done on four other occasions and tied once more before the Buffalo Sabres scored nine goals in the second period of a March 1981 game, a record that still stands. Islanders goalie Gerry Desjardins gave up six of the goals before being relieved midway through the period.
In 1973 – Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell are at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the third and final consecutive week with Dueling Banjos. It was the only chart album for the duo and research into how many acts have had their only album go to #1 was inconclusive. The self-titled single from the album was used in the movie Deliverance and peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and at #5 on their country chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The American dream is not about money. It is about using your abilities and being the best you can be.
Congressman J.C. Watts
Republican National Convention
8.13.96
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
John Denver had three #1 songs on Billboard’s country chart/
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the NHL record for most goals given up in a period? – Answer next time!
