The Daily Dose/April 11, 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 the latest on the chick front. Today’s Diary.
We are pleased to report that the cacophony of last week – when ol’ Sparrow had no less than three women in play – has passed without yours truly getting a date…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1970 – Apollo 13 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Two days later an oxygen tank failed, making a lunar landing impossible, and getting the crew back to Earth took no small amount of ingenuity in extraordinary circumstances, a safe return to Earth not entirely certain until they reentered Earth’s atmosphere. Apollo 13 Commander James Lovell was also a member of the crew of Apollo 8 and remains the only person to travel to the moon twice and not walk on the surface.
In 1912 – Rube Marquard of the New York Giants wins the first of a major league record-tying 19 consecutive games in an 18-3 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Marquard would not lose until July 8 at Chicago and tied the record established by Tim Keefe, also of the Giants, in 1888. Marquard finished the season 26-11 and the mark remains the major league record for the longest winning streak from the start of a season.
In 2009 – Lady Gaga is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Poker Face. It was the fifth of 17 Top 10 hits for Lady Gaga and her second of five #1s. The song went to #1 in 21 other countries including Mexico, Norway, and Great Britain, peaked at #75 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year. The song spent 40 weeks on the chart, including 18 weeks in the Top 10 and nine non-consecutive weeks at #2.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Either the people would overthrow the government or, more likely, the government would overthrow the people.
Gore Vidal
Empire
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Four Americans – three men and one woman – have won Olympic marathon gold medals.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the major league record for most consecutive wins over multiple seasons? – Answer next time!
