Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 25, 2018
On the
2nd Amendment front, hundreds of thousands across America
participated in the March for Our Lives demonstrations (deju vu moments of protests by Americans against the Vietnam
War); on the sky is falling front the 19,000 pound Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 with which China lost contact
in 2016 is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and crash if it does not
disintegrate somewhere in Western Europe next week; on the nonassimilation
front Iraqi Abdulah Hishwami and his wife Hamdiyah Hishwami have been arrested
for torturing their 16 year old daughter with hot oil, broomstick beatings and
choking for refusing to accept an arranged marriage for which the parents were
to receive $20,000 (the only silver lining in this sordid tale is that the
teenager and her 5 very young siblings were placed in protective custody and the
story may put dampers on the urging of the left to admit more unvetted refugees
who will not assimilate into our culture); on the war against drugs front, a
man was arrested in a White Castle restaurant in New Jersey making meth in soda
bottle (very dangerous way to do it as it is prone to explode or burst into
flames); on the storm front, the Daniels one not the meteorological one, Stormy
Daniels, the porn star who has alleged a relationship with President Trump will
be on 60 Minutes tonight; in Chicago
through March 24, 2018, 482 people have been shot, of whom 91 have died.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Harry
James and his Orchestra; factoids of interest for this day in history, the
fact that you can change channels when the airways are filled with lutaceous political
ads and a relevant quote by Danica Patrick on how to be remembered, 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. National Medal of Honor Day—promoting this nation’s highest
award for military valor established by the Navy on December 21, 1861 and the
Army on July 12, 1862 and first awarded by the Army on this day in 1863. Of the
3,517 that have been awarded through October 2017, 621 have been awarded
posthumously.
2. International Day of the Unborn Child—established by
Pope John Paul II as “a positive option in
favor of life and the spread of a culture for life to guarantee respect for
human dignity in every situation.” Obviously not observed by the left as
they blocked the defunding of the abortion factory aka Planned Parenthood.
3. 1943 Number One Song— the number one song in 1943 on a run of 13 weeks in that
position was “I’ve Heard That Song Before” by Harry James and his Orchestra. Here
is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX5S9iXmMek
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “lutaceous” which means of, like or
pertaining to mud which in the upcoming midterms you count on filling the
political ads on TV.
5. Fast Woman, Sip Your Dreams—celebrating the birth on this day in
1982 of Danica Patrick, trail blazing female race car driver, Go Daddy model
and aspiring vintner with her Somnium Vineyards.
On this
day in:
a. 1965 thanks to federal court orders, Civil Rights marchers
led by Martin Luther King, Jr. completed their 50 mile 4 day march from Selma,
Alabama to the state capital at Montgomery. b. 1969 during their honeymoon in Amsterdam, Yoko Ono and John Lennon commenced their Bed-in-for-Peace which lasted until March 31.
c. 1979 the first Space Shuttle, Columbia, was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to be readied for launch on April 12, 1981.
d. 1995 WikiWikiWeb the world’s first wiki was made public by Ward Cunningham.
e. 1996 the European Union bans the import of beef from Britain due to widespread mad cow disease among its cattle herds.
Reflections on leaving legacies:”I don't want to be remembered for the things that didn't go as well, I want to be remembered for the things that went well.” Danica Patrick Spot on but to leave a legacy of things that went well, one always needs to learn from the things that did not. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and 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 History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.
© March 25, 2018 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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