1. World Autism Awareness Day--observed since 1989 to create awareness of the problems
of autism which seems to be increasing and takes a tremendous toll on families
and victims.
2. Malvinas Day--observed in Argentina, honoring the
almost 700 Argentines who lost their lives in Argentina’s ill-fated Falkands
War launched on April 2, 1982 against Great Britain who although outnumbered in
the air and on the ground and 8,000 miles away from home managed to land an
outnumbered invasion force and force the Argentines to ultimately surrender--It
was another "finest hour" for the Iron Lady and our English cousins.
3.
Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich Day--another great holiday to sink your teeth into, unless
perchance you are allergic to peanuts.
3. International Children's Book Day--celebrating
that very lasting and rewarding pleasure of watching a child beginning reading
or an adult with child on lap reading the child--priceless!
On this day in:
a. 1902 in
Los Angeles the Electric Theater, the first full-time public movie theater is
opened.
b. 1973 the
first computerized legal search service Lexis/Nexis commenced operations.
c. 1980
President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax which
since it was not levied on imported oil only domestic, markedly increased our
dependence on foreign oil imports and did not encourage domestic exploration.
On this day, a day to
redefine a disability: “Think of it: a
disability is usually defined in terms of what is missing. … But autism … is as
much about what is abundant as what is missing, an over-expression of the very
traits that make our species unique.” Paul
Collins, noted American writer and parent of an autistic child and author of Not
Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism.
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 poems on the Mustangs going to the Dance with a losing record; to honor
Cindy Abbott, a half blind 54 year old mother suffering from a rare disease who
competed in last year's Iditarod until forced out with a broken pelvis after
600 miles; on Bode Miller and the human spirit; for Cupid on Valentine's Day;
to honor Cory Remsburg to join a great collection of my poems to inspire,
touch, emote, elate and enjoy. Go to Rhymes On The Newsworthy
Times for poems on the death of Pastor Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro
Baptist Church; Obama's "sanctions" compared to Rolling Thunder 49
years ago: Mustangs advance in the Dance
to await the Shockers; Russian Roulette with Putin; EPA's war against a Wyoming
family; on Jolly's upset win over Sink in the House's 13th District of Florida;
China's red line on war in Korea; De Blasio's payback to his union contributors
by attacking charter schools; Rutgers' faculty despicable attempt to ban Condi
Rice from being a commencement speaker; Newport Beach's assault on recovery
homes, including the Ohio House; on students protesting Keystone XL as the
world's largest oil producer militarily occupies the Crimea: the banning the
wearing of the American flag on Cinco de Mayo to join numerous other comments
on news events always in rhyme of course.
©April 2, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/alaskanpoet Rhymes On The Newsworthy Times Ridley's Believe It Or Not www.facebook.com/Alaskanpoet www.linkedin.com/in/octechlaw
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