Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—June 21, 2014: First day of summer to enjoy
along with the holidays, factoids, and a quote by David John on Baby Boomers
beginning to collect Social Security benefits.
1. Summer Solstice—first day of summer and
longest day of the year.
2. World
Hydrography Day—celebrated since 2005 to promote international cooperation
in safe navigation and protection of the marine environment.
3. Go Skateboarding
Day—celebrated since 2004 to promote the use of skateboards—if walking
today good time to be alert and not texting as you may get run over by an
errant skateboarder.
4. Baby Boomers
Recognition Day—another unknown holiday celebrating the contributions of
the Baby Boomer generation now starting to enter retirement and sucking up
Social Security.
5. Peaches
And Cream Day—great way to herald the beginning of summer with a
favorite desert.
On this
day in:
a. 1948 Columbia Records introduced the long playing record album at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in New York City.
b. 1964 in one of our intolerant moments in our history, three civil rights
workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Mickey Schwerner were murdered by the
Klu Klux Klan in Mississippi.
c. 1982 John Hinckley was found not
guilty by reason of insanity for his attempted assassination of President Ronald
Reagan.
Here
is a reason why aging Baby Boomers see fewer movies: “If this were a movie, this
is when the scary music would start.” David John economist at the Heritage
Foundation observing in 2007 that millions of Baby Boomers were beginning to
file for Social Security benefits.
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to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy. Go to Rhymes On The Newsworthy Times for
comments on important and breaking news events that should be of interest.
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© June 21,
2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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