The Daily Dose/June 22, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is enjoying a spa day. It will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow declines to fork over to check into a hotel early. Today’s Diary.
We don’t know why we did this…Ten bucks is nothing…I wipe my ass with ten dollar bills…But there we were back at our car with an hour to kill…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1870 – President Ulysses S Grant signs a bill forming the US Justice Department, and would later appoint Amos T Ackerman as its first attorney general. The attorney general had been a cabinet member since 1789, however before this it had been a part-time job primarily providing the president and cabinet with legal opinions and arguing cases before the supreme court, with federal courts under the jurisdiction of the Interior Department
In 1938 – Joe Louis retains his world heavyweight boxing title with a first-round knockout of Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the fourth of a record 25 consecutive title defenses for Louis and avenged a 1936 loss to Schmeling. The loss was the final championship fight for Schmeling, who had held the title from 1930-31 and he would later win the European heavyweight title.
In 1991 – Paula Abdul is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of five consecutive weeks with Rush, Rush. It was the fifth of six #1s for Abdul, and her sixth of eight Top 10 songs. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #6 in Great Britain, at #20 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 4th-biggest song of the year. Abdul’s first vocal cut – known as a scratch vocal in the trade, a reference for musicians and engineers – ended up being used on the record.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Above it were luxurious nobles who had learned nothing from history and had forgotten everything but their privileges.
Will and Ariel Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. VI: The Reformation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The final state to ratify the Constitution was Rhode Island, which did so on May 29, 1790.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the fighter that dethroned Joe Louis as world heavyweight boxing champion? – Answer next time!
