Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 30, 2016, 356 days to go in President Obama’s pathetic lame duck
term. Interesting theater on the email front as State is refusing to
release over 20 because of the classified nature (wonder when Hillary might be
talking to Obama about her dropping out of the race in exchange for a pardon
for her, Bill and the Foundation in the spirit of Ford’s pardon of Nixon as
means to unite the nation). As always, I hope you enjoy Saturday’s holidays and
observances, a music link to Johnny Preston, factoids of interest, a relevant
quote from Britain’s first recipient of a seeing eye dog, looking forward to
enjoying a croissant, bessed 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. Fred
Korematsu Day--celebrating the
birthday on this day in 1919 of noted Japanese-American civil rights activist
Fred Korematsu who was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Korematsu v.
United States in which the Surpreme Court issued one of its most infamous
opinions affirming the removal of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast and
the placing them in relocation centers aka the Alaskanpoet concentration camps.
2. National
Escape Day—celebrating an observance that
unfortunately comes only one day a year—a day to skip the normal routine and
rat race and escape.
3. 1960 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1960 on a run of three weeks in that position Running Bear by Johnny Preston. Here is a link to
Johnny Preston performing Running
Bear:
4. National
Croissant Day--celebrating that great
French pastry.
5. Croissants Are Not The Only French Connections—celebrating
the birthday on this day in 1930 of iconic actor Gene Hackman who starred in
such films as the French Connection, Crimson Tide, and Superman.
On this
day in:
a. 1790
the first boat specialized as a lifeboat was tested on the River Tyne.
b. 1815
the U.S. Library of Congress burned by the British during the War of 1812 was
reopened with 7,500 books from Thomas Jefferson’s private library.
c. 1835
in the first attempted assassination attempt on a U.S. President, a house
painter attempted to shoot President Jackson but both pistols misfired.
d. 1948
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Hindu extremist, Nathuram Godse.
e. 1992 in a chilling foretaste of
the evils of hacking Richard Skrenta wrote the first PC virus code, which was
400 lines long and disguised as an Appleboot program called “Elk Corner.”
Reflections on the Japanese-American internment camps:And it seems
to me importantfor a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious
achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that
from happening again. George Takei, noted actor best known for his role as Lt. Sulu on Star Trek.
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© January 30, 2016, Michael P. Ridley
aka the Alaskanpoayet
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