December 10 Ridley's Believe It Or Not

 

The Griner Family is celebrating her release, the Whelan Family is disappointed that Paul Whelan was not included but took the high road congratulating that family for her release while Paul’s bother David blasted Trump’s condemnation of the swap as “unpatriotic”, pointing out that Trump did nothing to try to obtain his release while he was in office. Army Navy game is happening today with the half time score Army 7, Navy 3 after on a blocked punt, Army recovered it in the end zone and won in the second overtime when Army recovered Navy's fumble on the 1 inch line and on 4th down kicked a 37 yard field goal. I trust you have completed or nearly completed your Christmas shopping so you have time to read and enjoy today’s Ridley's Believe It Or Not. Hope you find them informative and worthy of your time to read. If not, please reply “Unsubscribe” and I will delete you from the mailing list.

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not December 10, 2022
          Noted Holiday: Nobel Prize Day, celebrating the awarding of Nobel Prizes on this day since 1901 in the fields of  physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace with a prize for economics officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics Sciences in memory of Albert Nobel first awarded in 1969.  In addition to  worldwide acclaim and a gold medal, each winner unless the award is split receives some $900,000 of taxable income unless the prize before received is donated to a 501(c)(3) charity.
          Word of the Day: The word of the day is “acapnia” which means a lack of carbon dioxide which is not necessarily harmful to humans but not good for plants.   
          Number 1 Song of the Day: The number 1 song on this day in 2007 was “No One” by Alicia Keys on a run of 5 weeks  to share with 17 other songs achieving number 1 status while 8 acts   achieved their first number 1 song. Here is a music video of Alicia Keys  performing “No One” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rywUS-ohqeE
          Noted Birthdays: Douglas Clark Kenney, born on this day in 1949, was the co-founder the National Lampoon who died far too early by falling off a 35 foot cliff known as the Hanapepe Lookout on Kauai while looking for a missing friend on August 27, 1980. National Lampoon published a tribute to him which included a phot of the lookout with a marker “Doug Kenney slipped here.”
          Notable Events that occurred on December 10.
          1.       1936—In order to marry “Wallis Simpson, the woman he loved,” Edward VII abdicated his throne to George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II and became the Duke of Edinburgh.
          2.       1953—Prime Minister Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
          3.       1978—Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Began and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
          4.       1995—The Israeli Army pursuant to the Oslo Accords withdrew from the Palestinian town of Nablus on the West Bank.
          5.       2021—A deadly storm of tornadoes strike the Central, Midwestern and Southern sections of the country to kill 81 people, 57 of whom are killed in a single tornado that was on the ground in Kentucky for 164 miles.
          Quote of the Day:  Edward VIII now The Duke of Edinburgh: I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love.... You all know the reasons which have impelled me to renounce the throne. But I want you to understand that in making up my mind I did not forget the country or the empire, which, as Prince of Wales and lately as King, I have for twenty-five years tried to serve.”

Michael Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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