March 10, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Harriet Tubman Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 10, 2018 Another police officer shot and killed in the line of duty, this time in Pomona with his fellow officer wounded but fortunately in stable condition; the shooter at the Veterans’ Home in Yountville had been removed from one of its PTS programs by the clinical director who was one of the victims yesterday as calls are being raised to harden veterans’ facilities; Trump will be campaigning in Pennsylvania in a special House election he is hoping the rising tide of great economic success will translate to another Red victory and throw cold water on all the talk of a midterm Blue wave; Pelosi has become completely unglued on the illegal alien front by claiming with a straight face that we could stop the flow of illegals by “mowing the grass at the border so illegals would not be able to hide”; Sessions finally looks like he is getting ready to appoint a special counsel to investigate the FBI and DOJ over the FISA abuses and bias in favor of HRC; new survey out indicates something most of us know after seeing the large tent city along the Santa Ana River that California ranks dead last in terms of quality of life (Blues in control with an open border is the gift that keeps on giving sadly); in Chicago through March 8, 2018 401 people have been shot of whom 75 have died (Chicago is averaging two Parklands per month in terms of number of dead and the left and Blue leaders are silent while mostly minority shooters with handguns kill mostly minorities—a true definition of racism).

        As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Lady Gaga; factoids of interest for this day in history, not having to look lour because you have a great attitude and a relevant quote by Sharon Stone on aging, 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 Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—celebrated first in 2006 to promote awareness on how women and girls can protect themselves from being exposed to HIV or coming down with AIDS.

2. Harriet Tubman Day—celebrating since 1990 the contributions of anti-slavery opponent Harriet Tubman in the Underground Railroad helping slaves in the South to escape to the North and freedom.

3. 2011 Number One Song— the number one song in 2011 on a run of 6 weeks in that position “Born This
Way” by Lady Gaga. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “lour” which means to look sullen or threatening which Louis Farrakhan did in his rant against Jews and whites.

5. Nothing But Air—celebrating the birth on this day in 1958 of noted actress and model Sharon Stone who has starred in such movies as Total Recall, Basic Instinct and Casino. Definitely a sensuous lady whose scene of crossing and recrossing her legs in Basic Instinct indicated she was not wearing any underwear.

          On this day in:                                                               

a. 1876 the first successful test of a telephone is performed by Alexander Graham Bell.

b. 1906 the a coal dust explosion at the Courrieres Mine in France  killed 1099 miners in Europe’s worst mine disaster.

c. 1949 Mildred Gillars aka “Axis Sally” was convicted of treason and sentenced to 10-30 years in prison and was released on parole in 1961.

d. 2000 the NASDAQ peaked at 5132.52 signaling the end of the market hysteria known as the dot-com Bull Market.

e. 2017 the impeachment of South Korean President Park Guen-hye was upheld by the nation’s Constitution Court, ending her presidency.

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