Ridley's Believe It Or Not—September 6, 2014: Trust
your Saturday is proving to be a good one and that you enjoy the really dubious
holidays selected along with the factoids and quote from Jim McKay with a smile
on your sunscreened face, a positive
attitude and a bowl of coffee ice cream at your finger tips, secure in the knowledge
that if you want to find a gift for a memorable event, you know that the
Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem tailored to the event
and the recipient. Tough loss for the mistake prone Cardinal against SC
today—one of three field goals and touchdown nullified by penalty.
1. Read A Book Day-- honoring one of the great pleasures of our
species—the ability to read whether on a Nook, iPad or the old fashioned way
with a hard bound or paperback.
2. Barbie Doll Day—celebrating
the appearance on this day in 1959 at the New York Toy Fair of the first mass
produced adult doll, Barbie—11 inches tall with blonde hair and followed by
millions.
3. National Iguana Awareness Day—celebrating
a reptile that supposedly makes a great pet for those bored with cats and dogs.
4. A
Bridge Too Far Day-–celebrating the birthday on this day in 1962 of the
current governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie whose chances for the Republican
nomination may have been lost due to the Bridgegate Scandal.
5. National
Coffee Ice Cream Day—celebrating another way for caffeine addicts to get
their daily dose of caffeine.
On this day in
a. 1620 the Pilgrims in the Mayflower set sail for America from Plymouth, England.
b. 1901 Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shot and fatally wounded
President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New
York.
c. 1972 in a dark day for the Olympics,
nine Israeli athletes, five terrorists, and one policeman died in a failed
rescue attempt to rescue them from Black September, a terrorist group that
had taken them hostage in the Olympic Village in Munich. Israel
systematically tracked down and killed the Palestinians suspected of
involvement in the massacre. One of the iconic photos of one of the group peering
down from the balcony where the Israelis were being held hostage follows.
Reflections
on the Munich Massacre: “Of course the Munich tragedy was the biggest event
in my career and the most terrible.” Jim McKay noted sports broadcaster who
covered the 72 Olympics
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6, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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