Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For September 24, 2017 All Stanford needed in destroying UCLA 58-34 at the Farm last night was Love, 263 yards of it, and quarterback Costello who was mobile and accurate, not something out of a “Who’s On First” skit; war of words and rhetoric continue unabated between North Korea and the Trump administration; Trump slammed the growing number of NFL players who are refusing to stand during the National Anthem; Puerto Rico will soon receive $ 1 billion to aid in combating Maria’s damage (a mere drop in the proverbial bucket as the island is trying to cope with loss of power and flooding); Germany is voting today with Merkel expected to win despite growing concern over the 1 million refugees her administration has admitted into the country; through September 22, 2017 2778 people have been shot in Chicago, of whom 478 have died.
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to the Association, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote by Marlee Matlin, looking forward to keeping if unfortunate enough to have it your kenophobia in check, 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. National Punctuation Day—created by Jeff Rubin in 2004 to promote the correct and proper punctuation in all our written communications.
2. World Deaf Day—celebrated on the last Sunday of September to promote awareness of the needs of the deaf and to promote the learning of sign language by the deaf.
3. Number One Song in 1966—celebrating the number 1 song in 1966 on a run of 3 weeks in that position “Cherish” by the Association. Here is a link to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hysdyVGpsE
4. Word of the Day—the word of the day is “kenophobia” which is the fear of empty spaces.
5. CNN Pain Fox Gain--celebrating the birth on this day in 1945 of Lou Dobbs, noted financial journalist who after many years left CNN to join the Fox Business Channel.
On this day in:
1. 1664 the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam in New York to England.
2. 1852 the first airship powered by a steam engine created by Henri Giffard traveled 17 miles from Paris to Trappes.
3. 1890 the Church of the Latter Day Saints officially renounced polygamy.
4. 1979 CompuServe launched the first commercial internet email service.
5. 2015 1100 people are killed during a stampede in a Hijj and another 934 wounded in Saudi Arabia.
Reflections on deafness and the responsibilities of people who can hear: I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.” Marlee Matlin noted American deaf actress who become deaf at 18 months. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day In History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History.
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