Ridley's Believe It Or Not—August 23, 2014: Trust
your weekend is proceeding well and that you enjoy the holidays of some distinction
along with the factoids and quote from Alexander Solzhenitsyn with a smile on your face, a positive attitude
and a large slice of spongecake in front of you before calling it quits for the
day secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for a memorable
event you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized
poem tailored to the event and the recipient.
, 1.
Black Ribbon Day—commemorating and honoring since established by the
European Union in 2009 the victims of Stalinism and the Nazis which totaled
over 20 million; hopefully in commemorating in one voice especially as we watch
the savage acts of ISIS and Boko Haram we shout “Never again!”
2. International Day Of Remembrance Of Slave Trade
And Its Abolition—a UNESCO
observance since 1998 to bring awareness of the transatlantic slave
routes between Africa and the Americas; sadly the practice relating to young
women still lives in parts of Asia and as we have seen in areas in which Boko
Haram reigns.
3. Valentino Day—mourning the death of the
silent films legend Rudolph Valentino on this day in 1926 following surgery for
appendicitis and gastric ulcers.
4. National
Spongecake Day –celebrating that classic summer day joining of eggs , flour and
sugar into an oven an topped with ice cream or berries, much better than
SpongeBob.
On this day in
a. 1970 Caesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers organized the largest farm workers’
strike in U. S. history the Salad Bowl Strike.
b. 1991 Tim Berners-Lee in a truly revolutionary business and social moment
opened WWW to new users; the world wide web to the public-commerce and social
interaction will never be the same again.
c. 1996 Osama bin Laden issued a
declaration of war against the U.S. for occupying two hold places; sounded
very much like the declarations coming from the savages of ISIS—hope our CinC
is listening this time.
One cannot think that just
because Stalin is dead that the evils of Stalinism died with him; look only
to Putin: That bowl of soup—it was dearer than freedom, dearer
than life itself, past, present, and future.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn, One
Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich.
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© August 23,
2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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