Friday, February 17, 2023

February 17, 2023 Ridley's Believe It Or Not

 The governor of Ohio asked Biden for a declaration of emergency to get FEMA involved in the East Palestine train derailment carrying hazardous materials and was turned down; our Transportation Secretary is still MIA and the population of East Palestine is not buying the government’s assurances that the water which shows gasoline like colored water is safe to drink. Don Lemon “apologized” to CNN staffers at their morning meeting for his over her prime allegations on Nikki Haley not in person but by phone from the beach in Miami which casts doubts on how sincere his “apology” really was.  Christian Jones playing for Bishop Montgomery beat Bronny LeBron’s school Sierra Canyon with a 3 with 5 seconds left and pointed at LeBron in the stands, watching his son play. Kyle Jacobsen, husband for over 12 years of singer, songwriter Kellie Pickler, committed suicide at their home while she was there. Stanford Women who lost to USC on their home court welcome them tonight at Maples to hopefully return the favor—Go Stanford! Hope you find Ridley's Believe It Or Not worth your time reading and if not please respond with an “Unsubscribe” in the message. 

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not February 17, 2023
          Noted Holidays: National PTA Founders Day:
Celebrating the first meeting of the National Congress of Mothers (the precursor of the National PTA) co-founded by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst in which over 2,000 people attended to promote and advocate for the education, health, and safety of children, youth, and families. Selena Sloan Butler saw the same need for segregated school children and founded the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers in 1926 which merged with the National PTA on June 22, 1970 and continues today as the oldest volunteer serving organization promoting the education and welfare of school children.
          Word of the Day:  The word of the day is “agraphia” which is the inability to write most often caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke or dementia.
          Number 1 Song:
The number 1 song on this day in 1956 was “Memories Are Made of This” by Dean Martin on a run of 5 weeks to share with 13 other songs that achieved number one status. Here is Dean Martin performing  “Memories Are Made of This”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqVUwJv4

February 17 Famous Birthdays:  Rene Russo, a noted model and actress born on this day in 1954 in Burbank who had scoliosis and had to wear a brace and was bullied for her height of 5’8” as the Jolly Green Giant. Has appeared in numerous films with the likes of Keven Costner and Mel Gibson, still married to her director husband Dan Gilroy and taking medication to keep her bi-polarism under control.           

February 17 Notable Events
          1.     1913—The Armory Show in New York City displaying the work of painters who would become the most influential painters of the 20th Century.
          2.     1974—Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled Army private, buzzed the White House in a stolen helicopter which he hoped would demonstrate his flying skills and returned after being chased by planes to enter White House airspace again to be shot  and land the helicopter and be arrested. He was court martialed, sentenced to 1 year six months of which he had already served and fined $2400. He received a general discharge, lived a quiet life and died of cancer in 1990.  
          3.     1980—The first  ascent of Mt. Everest during the winter by  Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy, 2 very accomplished and famous Polish high altitude mountain climbers.
          4.      2008—Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia.
          5.      2011—Libyan protests over the rule of dictator Muammar Gaddafi began which would ultimately lead to his execution by rebel forces on October 20, 2011. 
          Famous Quote on Notable Events Or Persons:  Muammar al-Gaddafi on the proper place for women  “There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering woman from performing her natural role in life and driving her to carry out man's duties in order to be equal in rights.”

© 2/17/2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
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