Monday, July 7, 2014

July 7 History Global Forgiveness Day



Ridley's Believe It Or Not—July 7, 2014:  Trust all are fired up after a great 4th of July weekend and  will enjoy these holidays of meager  note, factoids and a quote from Roy Blount, Jr.
1. Global Forgiveness Day —first celebrated in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1994 and now worldwide.
2. National Macaroni Day—another great pasta to enjoy with cheese.                                           
         3. National Strawberry Sundae Day—what better way to celebrate the end of the 4th of July weekend than with a cool sundae topped with strawberries and nuts.
         4. Tell The Truth Day—hoping that for at least one day in the year we, especially politicians can tell the truth—maybe a hopeless dream given what comes out of the White House.
          5. Celebrate The Star Day—honoring not those millions of celestial bodies or the celebrities we mere mortals are in awe of but the birth on this day in 1940 of Ringo Starr.
On this day in:
           a. 1928 to the delight of sandwich lovers, sliced bread was first sold in the United States by the Chillicothe Banking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri.
           b. 1954   Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right."
           c. 1958 to the delight of the residents of the Great Land, President Eisenhower signed into law the Alaska Statehood Act.
As you ponder your sandwich: “Eaters of Wonder Bread/Must be underbred./So little to eat./Where's the wheat? “ Roy Blount, Jr., noted American author and humorist.
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© July 7, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

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