The Daily Dose/May 16, 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 notes the weather is starting to change. Today’s Diary.
The big news is the first ice water of the season at the hotel is in the books…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1866 – The nickel is minted for the first time in Philadelphia. Like today, it was a copper-nickel alloy and had a shield on the obverse side and a 5 on the reverse side. The nickel joined the silver half-dime (through 1873) as five-cent pieces in circulation and today the nickel is 75% copper and 25% nickel. The Jefferson nickel was introduced in 1938 and costs about seven cents to produce. In 2020, over 827 million nickels were produced.
In 1932 – The New York Yankees tie the American League record for most consecutive shutouts won in an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees tied the mark established by the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians and the record is now five, done twice, by the Baltimore Orioles in 1974 and 1995. The major league record is six, by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1903.
In 1981 – Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do). It was the fifth of eight Top 40 soul hits for Parker, his second and final Top 10, and remains his only soul #1. The song was written and produced by Parker and also peaked at #4 on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The future, good or ill, was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present…they were content with each good day as it came.
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Boston Red Caps won the first major league game at the Union Grounds in Brooklyn, defeating the New York Mutuals 6-5 in a National League game on April 25, 1876.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many #1 songs has Ray Parker, Jr. had on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
