Ridley's Believe It Or Not For February 4, 2016 World Cancer Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 4, 2016, 351 days to go in President Obama’s pathetic lame duck term.

Interesting theater on the political front in Iowa as Hillary Clinton, dogged by the never ending email scandal

with the FBI hot on her heels and with the DNC protecting her back, eked out a very narrow win over Bernie

Sanders in Iowa and Cruz was alleged to have used dirty tricks against Doctor Ben Carson. As always, I hope  you enjoy Thursday’s holidays and observances, a music link to The Beatles, factoids of interest, a relevant quote by Edward Steiglitz, looking forward to enjoying a some stuffed mushrooms, 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. World Cancer Day—creating awareness of the need of early detection and research to reduce the number of cases of this deadly disease.`

2. Liberace Day—commemorating the death on this day in 1987 of a singer and piano player whose career spanned 50 years and who was best known for his gaudy attire and flamboyant life style.

3. 1964 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1964 on a run of seven weeks in that position

and the beginning of Beatlemania I Want To Hold Your Hand  by The Beatles. Here is a link to The Beatles

performing I Want To Hold Your Hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46_yYR6tGOI

4. National Stuffed Mushroom Day--celebrating a great way to enjoy your favorite fungi.

5. How To Escape the Rat Trap—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1997 if Andre Benz whose Trap Nation

on UTube was adding 250,00 new subscribers a month.

On this day in:

a. 1846 the first band of Mormon pioneers began their exodus to Salt Lake City from Nuovoo, Illinois.

b. 1941 the United Service Organization (USO) was formed to entertain U.S. Troops.

c. 1969 Yasser Arafat was named Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

d. 1974 the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst in Berkeley, CA.

e. 2004 Facebook was founed by Mark Zuckenberg.

Reflections on facing cancer: The important thing is not how many years in your life but how much life in your years.” Edward J. Stieglitz, noted American 20^th  Century Photographer

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