Ridley's Believe It Or Not October 3 History National Techies Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—October 3, 2015 Trust your Saturday is proving to be a great one with plans for a great weekend set and as always I hope you enjoy Saturday’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest, a music videos by Rosemary Clooney,  a relevant quote by Matt Taibbi, looking forward to enjoying a caramel custard, blessed with a positive attitude and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable event like birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details. 
          1. National Techies Day —created by Technies.com and CNET in 1999 to celebrate the contribution of technical workers to our economy and society.

          2. Inter-American Water Day—created in 1992 to promote awareness of the importance of clean water to sustain life and development. 

           3. 1954 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1954 on a run of 6 weeks in that position Hey There by Rosemary Clooney.  Here is a link to Rosemary Clooney performing Hey There: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0KESKN5b2M

          4.  National Caramel Custards Day—celebrating a tasty way to increase your caloric intake.

           5.  Muddy Water To Fame Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1954 Double Trouble co-founder Stevie Ray Vaughn, iconic blues guitarist influenced by Muddy Waters and who battled cocaine and alcohol abuse only to successfully rehab and two years thereafter die in a helicopter crash in 1900.

On this day in:                                           

            a. 1863 President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day.

            b. 1942 the Germans successfully launched the first object into space, the V-2, from Peenemunde.      

            c. 1990 the German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. 

            d. 1995 the glove did not fit so the jury voted to acquit O.J. Simpson of the murder of his ex-wife and Ronald Goldman.

            e. 2008 the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was signed into law by President Bush in an attempt to preserve the U.S. financial system.

Reflections on the 700 billion dollar bailout signed into law by Bush: “The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come.” Matt Taibbi, American author and journalist. Sadly, as we approach the reality that Obama will leave office with this nation having more than 20 trillion dollars of national debt, Taibbi may be right.

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