Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For July 5, 2016. Only 199 days left to endure President Obama’s term. Trust your 4th of July weekend was a good one although the carnage continued unabated in Chicago with 60 people shot and five killed; with stop and frisks down by over 90% no wonder parts of Chicago are more dangerous than Iraq; ISIS attacked mosques in Saudi Arabia; Obama campaigns with HRC in North Carolina and Trump will do the same but in his case he is footing the bill for Trump 1 but will HRC’s campaign pay for Air Force One?; growing calls for Loretta Lynch to resign after her tete-a-tete with Bill Clinton aboard her private jet for 30 minutes; in a what do you expect moment Hillary’s top aide Abedin admitted that Hillary routinely burned her daily schedules and finally in a really sad day for the integrity of the FBI, the FBI revealed today they would not be recommending a criminal referral to the DOJ but sadly expected after Obama endorsed her, early on proclaimed her innocence and is campaigning with her today. The director called her conduct with classified materials “extremely careless” which is the same as gross negligence which should have put her in prison for up to ten years.
On the goods news front and do we need it after the FBI’s announcement the Jupiter probe Juno after a five year trip costing $1.5 billion dollars has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. www.lyingcrookedhillay.com is a great way to start your day along of course with www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, music links to Paula Abdul and Elvis, factoids of interest, a relevant quote from David G. Farragut while looking forward to enjoying some apple turnovers, blessed with a positive attitude and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events 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. Bikini Day—celebrating the creation of the bikini on this day in 1946 by Parisian fashion designer Louis Reard; the bikinis were out in full force yesterday along the boardwalks and beaches of Newport Beach.
2. Emancipation Day (New York City)—celebrating the emancipation of African slaves in New York City.
3. 1991 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1991 on a run of five weeks in that position “Rush Rush” by Paula Abdul. Here is a link to Paula Abdul performing “Rush Rush.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNPb931HqeM
4. National Apple Turnover Day—celebrating another great pastry, filled with apples then baked.
5. Damn The Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1801 of one of America’s early naval heroes, Admiral David Farragut, who served in the War of 1812, Mexican American War and the Civil War and was key to the Union prevailing at Vicksburg in 1863.
On this day in:
a. 1687 Sir Isaac Newton published Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
b. 1841 Thomas Cook organized his first packaged tours from Leicester to Loughborough.
c. 1937 Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam to the American public, loaded with salt and fat. Still being sold today although often in a lighter, lower fat and salt version.
d. 1954 Elvis recorded his first single “That’s Alright Mama.” Let the hip gyrations begin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmopYuF4BzY
e. 2016 NASA’s Jupiter space probe after a voyage of five years and a cost of $1.5 billion entered Jupiter’s orbit.
Reflections on the personal costs of the Civil War: “This act of mine may mean years of separation from your family, so you must decide quickly whether you will go north or remain here.” David G. Farragut spoken to his wife after deciding to remain in the U.S. Navy and not resign to join the Confederacy after Virginia voted to secede from the Union in 1861.
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