Sadly Stanford Women did
something that only 4 number 1 seeded teams in the regionals have done in the
history of the tournament—get defeated by a lower seeded team to not advance to
the Sweet 16 and last night marked the second time they have been so upset. The
basketball gods where lightly weeping today in California over the loss. For
those working parent with school age children and living in Los Angeles School
District the news was definitely not well received of a 3 day strike starting
on May 21st by the teachers. The other news item of note is the
pending arrest of former President Donald Trump arising out of the settlement
agreement with porn star Stormy Daniels concerning her alleged affair with him
which Trump has vehemently denied. I hope you missed Ridley's Believe It Or Not these
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Ridley’s Believe It Or Not March
20, 2023
Noted Holidays: Vernal Equinox:
celebrated at 2:24 P.M. PST the first day of
spring.
Word of the Day: The word of the day is “alethiology”
which means the study of truth which if involved alethiology of truth to be
found in the political arena would require a lantern with many more lumens
capability than the one caried by Diogenes.
Number 1 Song: The number 1 song on this day in 1947 was “ Heartaches” by Ted
Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner on a run of 8 weeks to share with 10 other songs that achieved
number one status. Here is Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner whistling
performing “Heartaches”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_MSCBOx46420
March 20 Famous Birthdays: Chester Berrington born on this day in 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona
was a noted vocalist for such bands as Death by Sunrise and Linkin Park but struggled
with alcohol and drugs but managed to break free of his addictive habits but
not his depression to hang himself on July 20, 2017 at his home in Palos Verde
at age 41.
March 20 Notable Events
1. 1985—Libby Riddles became
the first woman to win the Iditarod The Last Great Race on Earth and to prove that
women wining a really grueling race was not a fluke Susan Butcher won the next
4 out of five races but had her mushing career cut short with leukemia and died
from the disease on August 5, 2006 at age 51.
2. 1987--- To the joy of thousands who had been
given a death sentence after being infected with AIDS, the Federal Food and
Drug Administration approved AZT to be used to treat AIDS.
3. 1995—The Japanese
cult Aum Shinrikyo, led by Shoko Asaha carried out a coordinate sarin
nerve gas attack on three lines of the Tokyo Metro, killing 14 and injuring
some 5,500 with 1500 critically injured.
Numerous members of the cult were arrested including Shoko Asaha and by
November of 2004, 189 had gone to trial with Asaha and 12 others sentence to
death, 5 sentenced to life, 80 received prison sentences of varying length, 89
received suspended sentences, 2 were only fined and 1 found not guilty. After
exhausting all appeals, Asaha and the other 12 were executed by hanging on July
6, 2018.
4. 2000—H. Rap Brown now known as Jamil
Abdullah Al-Amin was captured after he murdered a Georgia sheriff’s deputy Ricky
Kinchen and severely wounding deputy Aldranon English.
5. 2003—The
Armed Forces of the United States, Poland, United Kingdom and Australia began
the invasion of Iraq to find the WMD that never existed and before we had left
in 2011 cost in excess of $1.1 trillion.
Famous Quote on Notable Events Or
Persons:
Libby Riddles Reflecting on
Being the First Female to Win the Iditarod: “The moment
when I won the Iditarod is going to be a pretty hard moment to beat, ever, in
my whole life, really. “One of my less famous quotes was, ‘If I die now, it’ll
be okay.’ Because that was just spontaneously what it felt like. It’s like,
‘Wow, how are we ever going to beat this one?’”
© 3/20/2023 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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