Yesterday
marked the end of the Iditarod, The Last Great Race on Earth and the restarting
of Ridley's Believe It Or Not in a world that much has not changed with the
Ukraine War continuing with Ukraine begging for more weapons and growing
hesitation to the U.S. reducing its inventories by sending more to Ukraine with
a possible invasion of Taiwan becoming more likely. Fortunately we are in the
midst of March Madness for both men and women with the Stanford women seeded 1st
in their bracket playing Mississippi tonight on ESPN at 6:30 P.M. On the
political front the headlines emanating out of New York is that Soros backed
NYC Alvin Bragg with be indicting Trump for the payments made to Stormy Daniels
for her silence in 2015 with Trump and large numbers of leading Reds
complaining about the politization of the NYC’s District Attorney when crime
continues to surge in that city, due potential in part to lenient and soft on
criminals policies emanating out of Bragg’s office. I hope you missed Ridley's Believe It Or Not these
last few weeks and that 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 March 19, 2023
Noted Holidays: National
Poultry Day: celebrating chickens, turkey, geese, and duck which provide some
30 percent of the meat consumed in the world and are a valued source of protein
from their eggs. It has not been a good year for poultry as over 47 million
have died from the avian flu or have been culled to prevent further infection.
An easy holiday to celebrate by having eggs for breakfast, a chicken sandwich
for lunch (recommend Popeyes), turkey for dinner and chicken nuggets to munch
on while watching March Madness which sad to say saw Number 1 Seed its Region
be upset in a close game led all the way by Mississippi save a minute or so in
the waning minutes of the 4th Quarter.
Word of the Day: The word of the day is “aleatoric” which
means depending on contingencies or chance which given the chaos and volatility
in the market and uncertainty status of our banking system a not recommended
method of managing your investments.
Number 1 Song: The number 1 song on this
day in 1948 was “ Mañana (Is Good Enough for Me)” by Peggy Lee on a run of 9 weeks to share with 9 other songs that achieved
number one status. Here is Peggy Lee performing: “ Mañana (Is Good Enough for Me)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPFnjWK38pI
March 19 Famous
Birthdays: Harvey Weinstein born on
this day in 1952 in New York City and
famous for creating Miramax and producing well received films but
infamous for an over active reptilian brain that caused him to sexually abuse
and rape successful and aspiring to be successful actresses but found guilty in
two trials in New York City and in Los Angeles to serve a cumulative 39 years
which are to be served not concurrently but consecutively which means he will
die in prison either in New York or California.
March 19 Notable
Events
1. 1920—The U.S. Senate rejected for the
second time the Treaty of Versailles which insured that the U.S. would not
enter the League of Nations and its punitive and draconian measures against
Germany and Austria-Hungary all but guaranteed the rise of Hitler to redress
the perceived injustices made far worse with the worldwide depression and the
inflation that accompanied it.
2. 1921—The largest battle in the Irish War
of Independence was fought between some 100 IRA volunteers and some 1,200
British troops at Crossbarry, County Cork in Ireland in which the British were
unable to encircle and capture some 100 IRA volunteers and lost 10 men killed
in the attempt while the IRA lost 3 dead with the rest escaping to fight
another day in pursuit of Irish
Independence.
3. 1982—Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands by landing on South Georgia resulting
in war between the United Kingdom and Argentina which was won by the British
4. 1989—The Egyptian flag was raised again in
the Egyptian City of Taba, which was captured by Israel in the 6 Day War in
1967 and to be surrendered back to Egypt following the Israeli- Egypt 1979 Treaty
after the boundaries of the area were to be settled by an international commission.
5. 2011—After
the failure of Muammar Kadhaffi’s forces to retake Benghazi from the rebel
forces seeking to overthrow Kadhaffi, the French air force began military
operations against his forces ultimately joined by the U.S. Air Force leading
to his ultimate capture and execution.
Famous Quote on Notable Events Or
Persons: Adolph Hitler on Trial for His Failed Munich Putsch for Which He
Was Found Guilty and Sentenced to 5 Years at Landsberg Prison Only to Be
Released after Serving 9 months: “I alone bear responsibility but I am not a criminal
because...there is no such thing as high treason against the traitors of
1918...I feel myself best of the Germans who wanted the best for the German
people.” Adolph Hitler at his trial in 1924 for his role in the Munich Putsch
© 3/19/2024
Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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