Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—October 26, 2015, 452 days to go in President Obama’s term. Trust your Monday is proving to be great one and your favorite pro teams won; as always I hope you enjoy Sunday’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest, a music video by Chicago, a relevant quote from Peter Stark, looking forward to a slice of pumpkin pie, blessed with a positive attitude 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. National Mule Day—celebrating the contributions of that unique union of a horse and a donkey.
1. National Mule Day—celebrating the contributions of that unique union of a horse and a donkey.
2. Angram Day (Nauru)—celebrated on this very small nation in the South Pacific to observe the birth of a child to bring the population up to 1500, considered the minimum to continue the sustainability of a race.
3. 1976 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1976 on a
run of 2 weeks in that position If You Leave Me Now by Chicago. Here is a link to Chicago performing If You Leave Me Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MikRS_EEGcQ
4. National Pumpkin Day—celebrating the great icon of Halloween and the ingredients of a very great pie for Thanksgiving.
5. Go Slime A Salmon Day—celebrating or bemoaning the birthday on this day in 1947 of Hillary Clinton whose only real exposure to the mere mortals’ private sector was working if a salmon processing factory in Alaska—to bad she did not meet and marry a captain of a fishing boat to marry instead of Bill Clinton.
On this day in:
a. 1775 the King George III went before Parliament to declare that the American colonies were in rebellion and to seek authorization to employ military force to quell the rebellion.
b. 1905 Sweden accepted the independence of Norway.
c. 1940 the premier fighter plane of WWII, the P-51 Mustang, made its first flight to the ultimate dismay of the Luftwaffe pilots who would meet it and quickly die over the skies of Europe.
d. 1984 Stephanie Beauclair (“Baby Fae”) received a transplanted heart from a baboon—sadly she died three weeks later.
e. 2001 the Patriot Act was enacted into law.
Reflections on the Patriot Act: “Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights.” Peter Stark
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