Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not For June 28, 2019 Iran is probably shaking in its boots as
the Senate voted 50-40 not to approve a resolution requiring Trump seek
approval before military action against Iran; the body of MacKenzie Lueck has
been found and Aoola Ajayi has been arrested (a handyman has come forward and
revealed that Ajayi had contacted him to build a concealed room complete with
hooks); Harris played the race card in spades on Biden and a man who has fought
for racial justice looked like a gutted fish after Harris attacked him
relentlessly all the way to the bank (second best day fund raising day for
her); while the Blues running for president as expected continue to hold on for dear life to the
collusion delusion, former President Jimmy Carter who really should know better has thrown his
94 year mind into the ring by claiming Trump is illegitimate because of Russian
intervention (the years of being involved in nuclear submarines may have
finally impacted his mind); in only the 4th time in history
astronomers detected an asteroid the size of a car before it blew up entering
the atmosphere with a force of 6,000 tons of TNT; while Venezuela is being
plunged into total economic darkness, the path of the total solar eclipse
expected July 2, 2019 will hit South America far to the south; the U.S. Women’s
National Soccer Team beat France 2-1 by Rapinoe’s two goals in the
quarterfinals today; SCOTUS has agreed to hear the Trump Administration’s
attempt to end DACA next term (will be heard during the 2020 election race
which should be a polarizing event in the race); at the G-20 Trump will be
meeting with Putin and with Chinese President Xi Jinping (markets are waiting
with baited breath to see what progress if any on trade issues will develop); through
June 27, 2019 1197 people have been shot in Chicago of whom 225 have died
(what makes the Smollett case so frustrating and why the appointment of a
special prosecutor should be applauded, is that it forced the city of Chicago to
allocate scarce detective resources when in only 9% of the shootings resulting
in murder has a suspect being charged this year).
1. Insurance
Awareness Day—have no idea where, why or who originated this day but must have
been either an insurance company or broker who wanted to create awareness of
the need to protect life and property with insurance.
2. International
Body Piercing Day—celebrated on the birthday of the “Granddaddy of Body Piercing,”
Jim Ward who was born on this day in 1941 but I am clueless as to when or who
created it only that in promotes the use of body piercing as an essential element
of fashion in a growing number of people.
3. 1957 Number One Song—the
number one song on this day in 1957 with 4 weeks in that position was “Love
Letters in the Sand* by Pat Boone. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ENzT9k1LRs
The noted singer, actor and writer is still going strong at 85 which he
celebrated on June 1 of this year.
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day as we move from words beginning with “o”
to words beginning with “p” is “perspicacious” which means astute or clear
minded which is what we need in our leaders but sadly too often find lacking.
5. Receiver Cross:—celebrating the birth on this day in 1961
of hard throwing quarterback for Stanford and the Denver Broncos John Elway
whose receivers often had small crosses on their chests after catching a bullet
from Elway.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Pat
Boone, 5 factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that you avoid
are perspicacious in your dealings with issues; at work, a quote by John Kasich
on affirmative action, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift
for any memorable events like college graduations, 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.
On
this day
in:
a. 1969 the Stoneham
riots between police and gay attendees at a gay nightclub began in New York
City, marking the beginning of the Gay Pride Movement.
b. 1978 SCOTUS ruled
in the case of Bakke v. The Regents of the University of California that admissions based on quotas was
unconstitutional.
c. 1987 for the first time
in modern history a civilian target was targeted with chemical weapons, mustard
gas, when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
d. 1997 Mike Tyson was
disqualified for biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield’s ear in the third
round of a Heavyweight Championship Fight.
e. 2001 Slobodan Milosevic
was extradited to stand trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia and after undergoing a 5
year trial died in his cell from a heart attack without a verdict.
Reflections on affirmative
action: “Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means
counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.” John
Kasich, former governor of Ohio and sadly so right on this issue.
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
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poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news
items of importance or for just This
Day in History go to www.Alaskanpoethistory.blogspot.com.
June 28, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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