Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not For February 15, 2016. Unfortunately, still 340 days to go in President
Obama’s pathetic lame duck term but fortunately only 19 days until the start of
the Iditarod. The race for the presidency on Saturday went from the
hypothetical to the reality with the death of Justice Scalia and the fact that
the next president will have the ability to nominate his successor and probably
two or more justices in the following four years (rumor has it that Loretta
Lynch who is perfectly fine with Obama’s illegal actions on immigration and
would most likely not press charges against Hillary for her illegal behavior
may head his short list). I trust your Monday is off to a great start and even
if you were not romantic enough to have ordered a customized poem from the
Alaskanpoet, your Valentine’s Day was a great one. As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a
music link to Linda Ronstadt, factoids of interest, a relevant quote by Susan
B. Anthony, looking forward to enjoying some gum drops, blessed with a positive
attitude and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift
for any memorable events 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. Susan B. Anthony Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1820 of
Susan B. Anthony, noted American pioneer in the women’s suffrage movement.
2. President’s
Day—honoring our presidents from George Washington
to even our current lame duck who will go down as even worse than Jimmy Carter
and giving us a three day weekend.
3. 1975 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song
in 1975 on a surprisingly brief run of one week in that position You’re No Good by Jerry Brown’s old girlfriend Linda Ronstadt. Here is a link to Linda Ronstadt
performing You’re No Good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bj_32QeAaU
4. National Gum Drop Day—pleasing the American
craving for sugar since a least 1859.
5. Behind
Every Great Man and Mouse There Is a Great Woman—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1899 of
Lilian Disney, wife of Walt Disney who met him while a paint and ink artist at his
company and who was the person who named Mickey Mouse.
On this day in:
a. 1870 the Stevens Institute of
Technology was founded in Hoboken, New Jersey and was the first college to
grant bachelor of
science degrees in mechanical
engineering.
b. 1879 President Rutherford B.
Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the U.S.
Supreme Court.
c. 1898 the battleship the U.S.S. Maine blew up while
moored in Havana, Cuba which event thanks in large part to Hearst’s newspapers
led to the Spanish-American War which we won and why we hold a base at
Guantanamo today.
d. 1972
sound recordings are afforded protection of copyright laws in the United
States.
e. 2001 the
first draft of the complete human genome was published in Nature.
Reflections from Susan B. Anthony that Barack and Michelle ought to
pay attention to as they send their daughters to private schools as opposed to
public or better yet charter schools:“If all the rich and all of the church
people should send their children to the public schools they would feel bound
to concentrate their money on improving these schools until they met the
highest ideals.” Susan B. Anthony Wise observation as thousands of
children in the inner cities run mostly by Blues are condemned to a lifetime of
poverty due to inadequate education fostered by inept teachers protected by
tenure and the teachers’ unions.
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enjoy the poems on events of interest on my
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entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day In
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© February 15, 2016, Michael P.
Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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