Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—June 9, 2014: Hope your
weekend was a great one and despite the meager pickings, unless you are in
Uganda enjoying All Heroes Day, you enjoy
the holidays, factoids, and quote.
1. Donald Duck Day—celebrating the
appearance of one of the great Disney icons, Donald Duck appearing for the
first time on this day in 1934 in the Wise
Hen .
2. Men’s Health
Week—promoting an awareness of men’s health issues not the least of
which is the disappointment of receiving a tie as opposed to the smart phone,
tablet, fly rod or putter desired on Father’s Day
3. APS Awareness Day—promoting
an awareness of and seeking a cure for an auto immune disease you would not
wish on even your worst ex-spouse –antiphospholipid syndrome (just saying it
makes me want to count my blessings).
4. National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day---celebrating
a classic tasty pie although this highly evolved omnivore enjoys it made only with
rhubarb.
On this
day in:
a. 1959 the nuclear submarine USS George
Washington, the first submarine to carry ballistic missiles, was launched.
b. 1973 in an eat your heart out moment for California
Chrome, one of the greatest horses in history, Secretariat, won the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont.
c. 1978 the Church of the Latter
Day Saints reversed its 148 year old policy of excluding Afro-Americans from
its priesthood opening up its priesthood to “all worthy men.”
Words that should still
echo this day in the halls of Congress as rancor still runs deep on both sides
of the aisle and of course at the White House:
"You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long
last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army on June 9, 1954 during hearings
being held by Senator McCarthy on Communist Party infiltration of the Army.
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of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and join
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for poems 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 9,
2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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