1. National Freedom Day--celebrating Lincoln's signing on this day in 1865 of the joint resolution of Congress abolishing slavery becoming the 13th Amendment to the Constitution when ratified later by the States. Hard to believe a large segment of our population were slaves less than 150 years ago.
2.
First Day of Black History Month
3. Change Your Password Day--Given the number of hacking incidences like Target and
Michael's, this is a great holiday idea--for those celebrating Social Security Check Appreciation Day, make sure you write down the new password someplace safe
and easy to find.
4. National Serpent Day--great concept but a little late for the 400 snakes found in
a small house in Santa Ana lived in by a teach at an elementary school in
Newport Beach www.alaskanpoetcommentator.blogspot.com
5. Take Your Child To The Library Day--another really great concept!
On this day in:
a. 1960 four black students began the first Greensboro lunch counter sit-in, defying segregation.
b. 1996 the Communications Decency Act was passed by Congress (signed into law
by President Clinton on February 8, 1996).
c. 2004
in a moment that proves half time shows at the Super Bowl do not merit a
bathroom break, singer Janet Jackson's right nipple was exposed due to a
"wardrobe malfunction", creating a firestorm over the decline in
decency in the media, topped off with a record fine of $550,000 by the FCC
against CBS, ultimately overturned on appeals.
A
reflective thought as we commence Black History Month:”
We should emphasize not Negro history, but the Negro in history. What we need
is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world
void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice." - Carter
Woodson, noted Afro-American historian, writer and journalist, known also as
the "Father of Black History".
As we
approach Super Bowl XLVIII which may be played in sub freezing temps with snow
falling, it is not who wins or loses, but the quality not of the play but
of the Super Bowl ads! Please enjoy the 140
character poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like
them, retweet and join almost 140 growing followers and please follow
me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my
blogs--click on links below. www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
for an original poem to honor Cory Remsburg, and original poem honor Martin
Luther King, Jr. and an original in poem honoring a 17 year young Progeria
victim who died on the eve of becoming an honorary captain for the
Patriots (have tissues handy). Just posted for your enjoyment on www.alaskanpoetcommentary.blogspot.com
poem on St. Patrick and the 400 snakes found in Santa Ana; the growing Imperial
Presidency; the promotion of Charlene Lamb, the woman in charge of no security
at Benghazi; and the retirement of Henry Waxman after 40 years in the U.S.
Congress.
©February 1, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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