The Daily Dose/March 6, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is still considering travel options for his spring vacation. Today’s Diary.
Then, just for funsies, we thought why not fly out of Sparrow Regional???…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1857 – The US Supreme Court issues what History refers to as the Dred Scott decision, ruling 7-2 that slaves are not US citizens and have no constitutional rights. The case was brought by a slave named Dred Scot, whose master had taken him from Missouri to northern territory where slavery was prohibited, with Scott suing for freedom upon return to Missouri. Scott and his family were freed later in the year and Scott died of tuberculosis in 1858.
In 1976 – Wilfred Benitez of Puerto Rico because the youngest world boxing champion in history, winning the WBA light welterweight title with a 15-round split decision over Antonio Cervantes of Colombia in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Benitez was 17 and remains the youngest title holder ever. Benitez would later win the welterweight and light middleweight titles while Cervantes would later regain the light welterweight title.
In 1961 – The Miracles featuring Smokey Robinson is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot R&B Sides chart – for the eighth and final consecutive week with Shop Around. It was the second soul hit for the group and their first of four soul #1s and the song also peaked at #2 on the Hot 100. A version by the Captain and Tennille peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 in 1976.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…and what is still grander and more wonderful, going back into himself, there to study man and to know his own nature, his duties, and his end.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The last author to have their work placed on the Catholic Church’s Index of Forbidden Books was Simone de Beauvoir (The Mandarins; 1954)
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the chief justice of the United States at the time of the Dred Scott decision? – Answer next time!
