March 4 History World Math Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—March 4, 2015 Trust your Hump Day is off to a great start and you are anxiously awaiting the start of the start of the Iditarod in 5 days (when it starts properly befitting my Alaskan heritage and homage to the Last Great Race on Earth I will post daily race standings). As always, I  hope you enjoy the meager holidays and observances, factoids and a relevant quote from Jeanette Rankin with a smile on your face, enjoying your favorite snack, blessed  with a positive attitude even though you know you will have to wade through tons of spam in your inbox, and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable event like birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the recipient.  You need only contact me for details.
       1. World Math Day—celebrated since 2007 by over 5 million students worldwide who compete in math contests.
       2. National Grammar Day—created by Martha Brockenbrough, the founder of the Society for the Preservation of Good Grammar in 2008 to promote proper grammar, which given spell check and punctuation check on one’s computer is rapidly becoming a lost art.
       3. 1972 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1972, as part of a 4 week run Without You by Nilsson, an iconic American singer and songwriter idolized by Paul McCartney and John Lennon for his talent who died of a heart attack at the far too early age of 51 in 1972.
        4. National Snack Day—the sky is the limit when it comes to snacks, from potato chips to nachos to ice cream; enjoy your favorite one today without the caloric guilt if on a diet.
        5. Exploration Day—commemorating the birthday on this day in 1394 of the Portuguese explorer, Henry the Navigator who is credited commencing the Age of Exploration.                                                    
On this day in
     a. 1791 the 11^th Amendment to the Constitution which clarified the sovereign immunity of each of the states was ratified.    
     b. 1917 Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first female elected to the House of Representatives; she is perhaps best known as the only House member to vote against the  declaration of war against the Empire of Japan.    
     c. 1974 People magazine was published for the first time as People Weekly.
     d. 1985 the FDA approved a blood screening test for the HIV virus which has been used since then to insure the absence of the virus from donated blood.      
     e. 1998 the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Oncale v. Sundowner Oil Services, Inc. ruled that federal laws prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace applied to cases where the parties involved were of the same sex.   
Reflections on women in political office: “I may be the first woman House member, but I will not be the last.” Jeanette Rankin. Fortunately for us other than in the case of Nancy Pelosi who is a disgraceful tyrant she was right.                                       

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