Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not—October 30,, 2015, 448 days to go in
President Obama’s term. Trust your Friday is proving to be great one; as
always I hope you enjoy Friday’s holidays and observances, factoids of
interest, a music video by M, a relevant quote from Nat Turner, looking forward to a serving of candy corn, 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. International Orthopedic Nurses Day—celebrating the contributions of the true professionals that enable the two legged gods to persevere while performing their surgical miracles.
1. International Orthopedic Nurses Day—celebrating the contributions of the true professionals that enable the two legged gods to persevere while performing their surgical miracles.
2.
Mischief Night—celebrating or bemoaning in certain
parts but not all of the United State the dark side of Halloween the commission
of pranks and minor vandalisms as opposed to treats that children like most
about Halloween.
3. 1979 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1979 on a brief run of one week in that position Pop Musik by M. Here is a link to M performing Pop Musik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avvh5H-EPWU
4.
National Candy Corn Day—celebrating
that the undisputed king of the Halloween Trick or Treat bag to the tune of 15
million pounds purchased in the days leading up to Halloween.
5.
Queen for Life Day—celebrating the birthday
on this day in 1939 of Grace Slick, noted female singer for the Jefferson
Airplane and dubbed the Acid Queen for her psychedelic rock songs.
On this day
in:
a. 1831 Nat
Turner, an escaped slave and leader of the bloodiest slave rebellion in the
United States was captured in Southampton County, Virginia. He was tried and
hanged 12 days later.
b. 1925 John Bogie
Laird created Britain’s first television transmitter.
c. 1938 Orson
Wells broadcast over the radio War of the Worlds creating panic among the
audiences who listened to it and assumed the earth was being invaded by
invaders from Mars.
d. 1995 Quebec
voters elected by a very narrow margin to remain a province of Canada.
e. 2014 Sweden
became the first nation in the European Union to recognize the state of
Palestine.
Reflections from Nat
Turner before his execution: “All my time not
devoted to my master's service was spent either in prayer, or in making
experiments in casting different things in moulds made of earth, in attempting
to make paper, gunpowder, and many other experiments, that, although I could
not perfect, yet convinced me of its practicability if I had the means.” Nat
Turner
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