The Daily Dose/Monday, May 22, 2023

The Daily Dose/May 22, 2023
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 has a great day in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

…13 triumphant hours for the day, the best possible start to the sleep week outside of a coma.

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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it. 

In 1962 – Continental Airlines flight 11, service from Chicago to Kansas City, explodes over southern Iowa, killing all 45 on board. The explosion was caused by one Thomas Doty, who exploded dynamite in an aft lavatory so his family could collect insurance benefits. Doty was about to appear in court on an armed robbery charge and had purchased both flight insurance and the dynamite before the flight. The family’s insurance claim was denied after Doty’s death was ruled a suicide. 

In 1993 – Riddick Bowe defends his WBC heavyweight title with a second-round knockout over Jesse Ferguson at RFK Stadium in Washington DC. It was the second and final defense for Bowe, who would lose the title to Evander Holyfield in November and the bout remains Ferguson’s only world championship fight. Bowe’s IBF heavyweight title was not at stake because the IBF did not recognize Ferguson as a ranked contender. 

In 1982 – Asia is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the second of nine non-consecutive weeks with Asia. The album also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #11 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s #1 album of the year. It was the first of nine chart albums for the group and remains their only #1 and produced two chart singles, including the Top 10 hit Heat of the Moment. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.
James Russell Lowell

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Henry VI had two reigns as King of England: 1422-61 and 1470-71. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who did Riddick Bowe defeat for the world heavyweight boxing title? – Answer next time!

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