Ridley's Believe It Or Not—August 21, 2014: Trust
your Thursday is proving to be a good one and that you enjoy the holidays of some
distinction along with the factoids and quote from The Richmond Enquirer
with a smile on your face, a positive attitude and a large bowl of Spumoni
before calling it quits for the day but in great anticipation of POET’s Day on this Friday.
, 1.
National Senior Citizen’s Day—established by Presidential Proclamation
on August 19, 1988 by Ronald Reagan to honor the accomplishments of Senior
Citizens of which I am one.
2. National Spumoni Day—celebrating one of
the great Italian deserts for the summer.
3. National Geico/Poker Day--celebrating the
birthday on this day 76 years ago of Kenny Rogers, one of the great
country/singers of all time and now appearing in a hilarious Geico commercial.
4. C Day—celebrating the
birthday on this day in 1936 of one of the great basketball players of all
time, Wilt Chamberlain, the only pro to score 100 points in a game even though
he struggled with free throws on this day.
On this day in
a. 1831 Nat Turner an African American slave in Virginia led a revolt of slaves
and free blacks that resulted in the deaths of 55 whites and over 200 blacks
which resulted in his conviction and hanging on November 11, 1831. Definitely one of the South's worst nightmares and explained why they went ballistic when blacks started appearing in the Union Army in combat roles.
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b. 1888 the first successful adding machine was patented by William Seward Burroughs.
c. 1959 in a great Aloha moment,
President Eisenhower by proclamation admitted Hawaii as our 50th
State.
d. 1960 Motown Records released Please
Mr. Postman by the Marvelettes
which would become its first of many number one hits.
What is remarkable about slavery is the fact that more Nat Turner
Rebellions did not occur: “What strikes us as
the most remarkable thing in this matter is the horrible ferocity of these
monsters.” The Richmond Enquirer August 30, 1831.
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enjoy the 140 character poems on events of interest on my twitter account
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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.
© August 21,
2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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