Ridley's Believe It Or Not--This Day In History: June 2018

Saturday, June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Bartenders and Mixologists Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 30, 2018 Thousands are marching in the streets across the country protesting Trump’s zero tolerance of illegal immigration and demanding an end to ICE (what the left does not realize is that over 80 percent of Americans want illegals to be deported and as Trump has indicated they will be crushed for advocating open borders); Trump has indicated he will announce his pick to succeed Justice Kennedy on July 9 as the left continues its meltdown over the prospect of a conservative being added to the bench; Darin Hodge, the manager of the Teahouse Restaurant in Vancouver, Canada was fired for refusing to serve a customer wearing a MAGA hat; Conor Berry, a reporter for the Republic in Springfield, Massachusetts resigned after falsely reporting that the shooter at the Capital Gazette wore a MAGA hat; on the disease prevention front Truveda manufactured by Gilead Science to reduce by 90 percent the chance of being infected by the HIV virus has risen in cost by 45 percent to $2,000 for a thirty day supply; Cack News Network Jim Acosta was making a fool of himself as usual by shouting out questions to President Trump of whether he was going to stop calling the press an enemy of the people, an act that a former executive produce for the network slammed him for; in Chicago through June 29, 2018, 1380 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 216 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Usher, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you are not meedless; a relevant quote from Amy Bloom on the effect of being a bartender, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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. Asteroid Day—created by the UN to promote awareness of the need to track asteroids that may be a threat to the Earth and celebrated on the anniversary of a large asteroid striking Siberia on this day in 1908.

2. Bartender and Mixologist Day—promoting those part-time psychologists and counselors who tend bar and listen to their customers woes since 2013 on the last Saturday in June..

3. 2004 Number One Song— the number one song in 2004 on a run of 8 weeks in that position was “Burn” by Usher. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5XNWFw5HVw

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “meedless” which means undeserving or unrewarded which describes most bureaucratic Swamp denizens.

5. The Human Cannibal—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1966 of the youngest heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson who claimed the title at age 20 but is perhaps best remembered for biting off the ear of Evander Holyfield in a rematch in 1997 for which he was disqualified.

On this day in:

a. 1953 the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled of the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.

b. 1966 the National Organization for Women was founded.

c. 1986 SCOTUS in the case of Bowers v. Hardwick ruled that states could bar consenting homosexuals from engaging in sexual activity.

d. 1997 the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.

e. 2013 19 firefighters battling a wildfire in Arizona were killed by the fire..

Reflections on being a bartender: “I spent a lot of time listening to people. But it's also true that I liked details and listening to people when I was a bartender and when I was a waitress and probably when I was a babysitter as well. I suspect that's part of what drew me to psychotherapy rather than the other way around.”
Amy Bloom noted American author and psychotherapist. 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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Friday, June 29, 2018

June 29, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World Sceloderma Awareness Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 29, 2018 California pot dispensaries face a July 1 deadline to have products tested for pesticides and potency or they cannot be sold and are offering deep discounts; the shooter who killed 5 people at the Capital Gazette barricaded the back door to trap people inside evidently had a long running feud with the paper; a Reuters editor who blamed the shooting on Trump has since apologized and my face discipline (I am surprised that the MSM has not jumped on the blame Trump bandwagon); while the left is going into meltdown mode over Trump’s plan to nominate Kennedy’s successor on July 9, Mitch McConnell announced plans to have the Senate vote on confirmation in the fall; the left’s latest battle cry to support their open border agenda is to abolish ICE; Peter Strzock was described during his closed door testimony as being smug, defiant and uncooperative; fireworks on The View when guest commentator Tara Setmayer called Republicans cult like sycophants which set Meghan McCain off; in Chicago through June 28, 2018, 1373 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 216 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Clay Aiken, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you are not a medacaster; a relevant quote from John Grisham on the death penalty, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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 Food Truck Day—celebrating the practice of food trucks appearing at construction sites, factories, and office buildings which do not have restaurants near them with a variety of food, snacks and drinks.

2. World Sceloderma Awareness Day—promoting the need for research to find a cure and treatments for this autoimmune disease that hardens and thickens the connective tissue supporting a person’s blood vessels.

3. 2003 Number One Song— the number one song in 2003 on a run of 2 weeks in that position was “This Is The Night” by Clay Aiken. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtjgB9Eitng

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “medacaster” which means a quack or charlatan which probably describes too many of the denizens of the Swamp.

5. The Day the Music Died—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1944 of actor Gary Busey best known for his portrayal of Buddy Holly in the Buddy Holly Story; a heavy drug user in his youth he has been clean and sober for 21 years.

On this day in:

a. 1972 SCOTUS in the case of Furman v. Georgia ruled that arbitrary and capricious application of the death penalty violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

b. 1975 Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype personal computer, the Apple 1.

c. 2006 SCOTUS in the case of Hamadan v. Rumbsfield ruled that George Bush’s plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violated U.S. and international law.

d. 2007 Apple, Inc. released its first mobile phone, the iPhone.

e. 2014 the Islamic State and the Levant declared its caliphate in Northern Iraq and parts of Syria.

Reflections on the death penalty: “I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else.” John Grisham
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Thursday, June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not International Body Piercing Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 28, 2018 Five people have been killed and several wounded at the newsroom of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland with the suspect in custody; Blue representative from Washington Jayapal was among the hundreds arrested while protesting at the Capitol for the elimination of ICE and against Trump’s zero tolerance policies on illegal immigration; disturbing news that North Korea is continuing construction of a nuclear research facility and a glimpse of how bad it is in the Hermit Kingdom as Kim orders the execution on an officer who gave his soldiers extra rations of food; the co-chair of Women for Trump reported receiving death threats as a result of her appearance on CNN; Rosenstein and Wray were grilled today by House Intel Committee members in an acrimonious hearing over FBI and DOJ refusals to turn over subpoenaed documents bringing us nearer to holding the two in contempt of Congress and impeachment (Trump needs to order the FBI and DOJ to turn over all documents requested and do it now); on the weapons front the Air Force is retiring its Predator drone force and replacing it with Reaper drones which can carry more payload; in Chicago through June 27, 2018, 1360 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 214 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Nelly, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you are mediagenic; a relevant quote from Gilda Radner on being a woman, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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. International Body Piercing Day—celebrating a practice that has been around for over 5,000 years and is growing in popularity today..

2. Insurance Awareness Day—celebrating the great gamble people are often faced with whether to buy insurance to protect themselves or their property if something goes wrong or not buying it on the assumption that nothing will go wrong.

3. 2002 Number One Song— the number one song in 2002 on a run of 7 weeks in that position was “Not In Here” by Nelly. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “mediagenic” which means able to present a good image to the media which given the bias of the MSM Trump has a great deal of difficulty.

5. Magnificent Seven—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1946 of Gilda Radner, on the the original seven cast members of Saturday Night Live, best remembered for her character Roseannadanna but was a smoker and died way too early from ovarian cancer on May 29, 1989.

On this day in:

a. 1950 North Korean soldiers massacred 700-900 doctors, nurses and wounded South Korean soldiers at the Seoul National University Hospital.

b. 1978 SCOTUS in the case of Regents of the Universtiy of California v.Bakke barred quotas in university admissions.

c. 1987 for the first time in military history, civilians were targeted with chemical weapons when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian village of Sardasht.

d. 1997 Mike Tyson was disqualified in the third round of his heavyweight championship fight with Evander Holyfield for biting off a piece of Holyfield’s ear.

e. 2001 Sloboban Mikosevic was extradited to stand trial in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to stand trial for war crimes for which he escaped sentencing by dying of a heart attack in prison during his trial.

Reflections on being a woman: “I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships.” Gilda Radner

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not PTSD Awareness Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 27, 2018 SCOTUS has ruled 5-4 that public sector union members cannot be forced to pay union dues which potentially will cripple them as a major source of funding for the Democratic Party; Justice Kennedy has announced his retirement from SCOTUS which really ups the ante in the midterms and makes it critical for the Reds to retain control of the Senate (wonder when Ginsburg will retire); the obstructionist in chief Chuck Schumer has thrown down the gauntlet demanding that the Senate observe the Biden Rule and also reject any justice that is pro life; it may be a slim hope but signs of demanding a return of civility are being echoed by Fox stars against the crowd heckling Jim Acosta and Chuck Schumer, Bill Clinton and the cast members of The View condemning Maxine Waters for her call to push Trump nominees out of public places; President Trump has confirmed that he will probably holding a Summit Meeting in July with Putin (just another reason to end the Mueller witch-hunt that has dogged this presidency); on the immigration front the House rejected an immigration compromise bill with 100 Republicans joining the Blues in voting no; Bill Shine an Executive with Fox News has agreed to become Trump’s communications director; in Chicago through June 26, 2018, 1347 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 213 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Christina Aguilar, Lil’ Kim, Mya, and Pink, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact your child’s meconium is a distant memory; a relevant quote from Danielle Bernock on PTSD, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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 PTSD Awareness Day—created by the Senate in 2010 to promote awareness of Post Trauma Stress Disorder which affects a significant portion of the nation’s population and larger percentages of combat veterans.

2. National HIV Testing Day—celebrated first on this day in 1995 and created to promote the need for people to test for the presence of the HIV virus to be able to start treatment and observe preventive practices.

3. 2001 Number One Song— the number one song in 2001 on a run of 5 weeks in that position was “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQa7SvVCdZk

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “meconium” which means the first feces of a new born child to herald the start of diaper changing chores.

5. All Ears—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1930 of one of the most successful third party candidates Ross Perot who founded Electronic Data Systems which he sold to General Motors for $2.5 billion.

On this day in:

a. 1950 after previously indicating that South Korea was not in our sphere of interest which prompted North Korea to invade South Korea on June 25, 1950 the United States elected to send troops to fight on the Korean Peninsula.

b. 1971 after only three years in operation, rock promoter Bill Graham closed Fillmore East, the “Church of Rock and Roll.”

c. 1981 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a report blaming the Cultural Revolution of Mao Zedong.

d. 2007 Tony Blair stepped down as Prime Minister of Great Britain after serving in that capacity since 1997.

e. 2017 a series of cyber attacks using the malware Petya infected computers of Ukranian government and organizations.

Reflections on trauma and PTSD: “Trauma is personal. It does not disappear if it is not validated. When it is ignored or invalidated the silent screams continue internally heard only by the one held captive. When someone enters the pain and hears the screams healing can begin.” Danielle Bernock, Emerging with Wings: A /True Story of Lies, Pain and the Love That Heals

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

June 26, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 26, 2018 SCOTUS has ruled 5-4 that Trump’s travel ban is constitutional and by the same margin overturned California’s law that pregnancy centers must also provide information on abortion; on the midterm political front, Reds may be losing their lightening rod against the Blues flipping the House as a growing number of Blue candidates are publically coming out against Nancy Pelosi if they are elected (wonder if Blue Senate candidates will follow suit against Chuck Schumer as a campaign ploy); Maxine Waters, the pied piper of hate and harassment shows signs of going over the edge by yelling at reporters questioning her today and refusing to answer questions on her call for harassment (Judicial Watch has filed a complaint with the Ethics Committee that has the power to remove her from the House and her opponent Omar Navarro is campaigning hard against her harassment call of Trump officials); in a better late than never moment Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Lt. Garland Muril Connor for services during World War II; in another example of firearms saving lives, a mother shot a man who had traveled from New Zealand to meet her 14 year old daughter and had broken into their house; in Chicago through June 25, 2018, 1343 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 213 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Enrique Iglesias, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that hypocrisy in the Swamp is easily meable; a relevant quote from Babe Didriksen Zaharias on competition, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking—created by the General Assembly in 1987 and celebrated since June 26, 1989 to promote the fight against illegal drug use.

2. International Day of Support for Victims of Torture—created by UN General Assembly to promote awareness of and to combat torture that occurs in far too many nations.

3. 2000 Number One Song— the number one song in 2000 on a run of 3 weeks in that position was “Be With You” by Enrique Iglesias. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yO1-B_0nGQ

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “meable” which means easily penetrable which describes the hypocrisy often seen in the Swamp.

5. Triple Threat—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1911 of a woman considered the best athlete of the century who excelled in baseball, track and field and golf, Babe Didriksen Zaharias but could not outdrive or outrun colon cancer and died on September 25, 1956.

On this day in:

a. 1963 President John F. Kennedy in Berlin in support of West Germany gave his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech after East Germany had erected the Berlin Wall.

b. 1974 the Universal Product Code on a package of Wrigley’s Chewing Gum was scanned for the first time at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.

c. 1977 Elvis Presley held his last concert in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Market Square Arena.

d. 2013 SCOTUS ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional.

e. 2015 SCOTUS ruled that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.

Reflections on competition: ““My main idea in any kind of competition always has been to go out there and cut loose with everything I've got. I've never been afraid to go up against anything. I've always had the confidence that I was capable of winning out.” Babe Didriksen Zaharias

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Monday, June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World Vitiligo Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 25, 2018 Maxine Waters has gone off the hatred and bias deep end with the clarion call to harass Trump administration workers and voters whenever they appear in public yet the top Blues are silent over this over the top rhetoric blowing the dog whistles of violence and hate; on the gerrymandering front SCOTUS upheld the redistricting plan drawn up by the Republican Texas legislature to the dismay of liberals on the court and groups like the ACLU; Turkey has voted and the results are giving Erdogan even more power while Trump and FLOTUS are welcoming the King of Jordan to the White House; collateral damage from the increased tariffs announced by the White House against the EU was witnessed as Harley Davidson in reaction to retaliatory tariffs imposed by the EU has announced it will shift some of its production outside the U.S.; on the World Cup front host Russia lost to Uruguay; on the immigration front plans are set to move illegal detainees into two military bases located in Texas; Mexico will be voting on July 1 and leftist Lopez Obrador who is very anti-Trump is leading; on the sleeping to get ahead front, The New York Times has published a report that its reporter Ali Watkins was also sleeping with another Senate Intel Committee staffer after her affair with indicted staffer James Wolfe had ended; in Chicago through June 24, 2018, 1323 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 210 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Jennifer Lopez, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that you do not approach issues in a mazy manner; a relevant quote from Clint Eastwood on the Korean War, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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 Vitiligo Day—commemorating since 2011 a disease which is manifested by a loss of pigment in the skin and affects 1 to 2% of the population and is observed on June 25 as that date is the date that Michael Jackson who suffered from the disease died on that day in 2009.

2. National Catfish Day—created by Presidential Proclamation by Ronald Reagan in 1987 to promote recognition of the value of farm raised catfish.

3. 1999 Number One Song— the number one song in 1999 on a run of 5 weeks in that position was “If You Had My Love” by Jennifer Lopez. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYfkl-HXfuU

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “mazy” which means dizzy or confused which describes our political leaders to a tee in trying to solve problems of the day like immigration.

5. Never Too Busy To Post—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1979 of Elizabeth Phillips better known to her fans as Busy Phillips, noted actress and Instagram poster with over a million followers.

On this day in:

a. 1913 veterans of the Battle of Gettysburg began arriving at Gettysburg to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

b. 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea starting the Korean War.

c. 1978 the rainbow flag representing gay pride was displayed for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

d. 1981 Microsoft reincorporated in the state of Washington.

e. 1998 SCOTUS in the case of Clinton v.New York to the dismay of supporters of reduced government ruled that the Line Iterm Veto Act of 1996 was unconstitutional.

Reflections on the Korean War: “I was drafted during the Korean War. None of us wanted to go... It was only a couple of years after World War II had ended. We said, 'Wait a second? Didn't we just get through with that?'” Clint Eastwood

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

June 24, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not World UFO Day

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

June 23, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not United Nations Public Service Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 23, 2018 The obstructionist in chief of the FBI Rod Rosenstein has blinked over threats of subpoena and contempt of Congress and handed over documents requested; the great divide is alive and well among the left at least at the Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia where Sarah Sanders and members of her family was kicked out of the restaurant by its biased small minded owner because she works for President Trump (when will it ever end and where is the outrage of the MSM and leftist leaders?); angel moms (parents whose children had been killed by illegal aliens) met with Trump to reveal their heart wrenching stories in an event ignored by MSM or in the case of MSNBC blasting Trump for politicizing the tragedies while politicizing in spades the separation of minors from their illegal alien parents breaking the law and putting their children at great risk (great swipe at Kathy Griffin as a woman without a soul); Trump is proving to be a great Red seller as he campaigns in Nevada against Wacky Jackie in support of Senator Heller; SC House Republican candidate who had ousted the Republican incumbent Sanford was seriously injured in an car crash by a wrong way driver (her Blue opponent has displayed some class by suspending campaigning); John Bolton is off to Moscow to discuss plans for a summit with Putin; Italy has told the EU to take a hike on immigration and will not allow boats carrying migrants access to Italian ports (watch for the shoe to fall on Merkel for her opening the floodgates to refugees from the Middle East); in Chicago through June 22, 2018, 1293 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 207 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Puff Daddy and Faith Evans, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that the Blues confronting Trump are reduced to maunder, and a relevant quote from Clarence Thomas on the liberal elite, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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. International Widows Day—created by the Loomba Foundation in 2005 to promote awareness of the poverty and social stigmatization faced by the estimated 245 widows on this planet.

2. United Nations Public Service Day—created by the UN in 2003 to promote and recognize the contribution of public service to the community.

3. 1997 Number One Song— the number one song in 1997 on a run of 11 weeks in that position was “I’ll Be Missing You” by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKMtZm2YuBE

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “maunder” which means to grumble, something the Blues are doing increasingly as the economy thanks to the Trump tax cuts firing on all cylinders.

5. Hills to Climb—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1948 of Clarence Thomas, the second African American to be appointed to SCOTUS and who survived a bitter confirmation fight over allegations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill; he is a noted conservative judge who rarely questions during oral argument.

On this day in:

a.a. 1969 IBM announced that effecting January 1, 1970 that it would sell its hardware separate from services and software thereby creating the modern software industry.

b. 1972 President Nixon and his Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman were taped plotting to use the C.I.A. to obstruct the FBI’s investigation of the Watergate break-in.

c. 1972 Title IX of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 was amended to prohibit discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funds.

d. 2013 the last of Syria’s declared chemical weapons was removed for destruction (declared but not actual as Assad was alleged to have used chemical weapons on an attack of a rebel village in 2017 which prompted a military response by the U.S with cruise missiles against the airbase that had launched the attacking planes).

e. 2016 the United Kingdom voted 52%-48% to leave the European Union.

Reflections on bias of the northern liberal elite from one of its targets: ““The worst I have been treated was by northern liberal elites. The absolute worst I have ever been treated. The worst things that have been done to me, the worst things that have been said about me, are by northern liberal elites, not by the people of Savannah, Georgia.” Clarence Thomas Sadly as the recent incident of Sarah Sanders being ejected from a restaurant in Virginia for working for Trump, such bias and bigotry on the left is alive and well. 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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Thursday, June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not International Day of Yoga

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 21, 2018 Today is the first day of summer as Trump has cancelled the annual Congressional picnic to force Congress to work on immigration legislation; as Trump has blinked on the issue of separating children from their families illegally entering this country seeking amnesty and being arrested, Peter Fonda another poster child for the leftist over the top anti-Trump rhetoric has issued a lame apology for calling on Barron Trump to be kidnapped and placed in a cage with pedophiles (wonder if the Secret Service was knocking on this idiot’s door); the fact is that discourse and civility on the issue of immigration is dead as the left wants nothing but open borders open to all regardless of skills, background or desire to assimilate, a fact put in clear focus as the head of the Department of Home Land Security was heckled incessantly at a public restaurant in the Swamp by a group of activists including one socialist Allison Hrabar who is a paralegal working at the DOJ; the scandal at the FBI keeps getting worse as Mark Meadows, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, has claimed that FBI agents altered their witness reports and the FBI misled the IG over the status of agents who were unnamed but cited for anti-Trump bias (MSM is totally MIA on reporting on the IG’s report and the bias of the FBI); in Israel, the wife of the Prime Minister Netanyahu has been indicted for fraud and misuse of public funds; the UN has blasted Trump for contempt of poverty in the U.S. but used data from 2016 the last year of the Obama Administration and relied on survey data which significantly understates the amount of benefits received; another poster child for divisiveness, Brian Sims in Philadelphia welcomes Mike Pence with the bird (when will this rabid nonsense from the left be toned down so people can intelligently discuss issues and try to find solutions as opposed to vilifications?); in Chicago through June 19, 2018, 1273 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 206 have died (when will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color?).

As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact you did not experience matutolypea this morning, and a relevant quote from Rolf Gates on yoga, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like college graduations, 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. International Day of Yoga—created by the UN to promote the spiritual, emotional and physical effects of practicing yoga.

2. World Hydrography Day—created by the World Hydrography Organization in 2005 to promote awareness of the contributions of hydrographers to navigation and marine environment.

3. 1996 Number One Song— the number one song in 1996 on a run of 8 weeks in that position was “Tha Crossroads” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMYAEHE2GrM

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “matutolypea” which means getting up on the wrong side of the bed which is not the way to start one’s day.

5. Family Ties That Bind—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1947 of noted actor Michael Gross best known for his role on Family Ties and being part owner with his wife of the Santa Fe Southern Railway.

On this day in:

a.a. 1942 a Japanese submarine surfaced at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon and fired 17 shots at Fort Stevens in one of the few attacks on the contiguous 48 states.

b. 1982 John Hinckley was found not guilty of shooting President Reagan by reason of insanity.

c. 1989 SCOTUS in the case of Texas v. Johnson held that the burning of the American flag was protected by the First Amendment.

d. 2004 Space Ship One, the first privately funded spacecraft which was designed by Burt Rutan made its first flight into space.

e. 2005 Edgar Killen who had not been convicted of the 1994 murders of three civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner was tried for and convicted of manslaughter and died on January 11, 2018 in prison 6 days before his 93^rd birthday.

Reflections on yoga: “Yoga is not a work-out, it is a work-in. And this is the point of spiritual practice; to make us teachable; to open up our hearts and focus our awareness so that we can know what we already know and be who we already are.” — Rolf Gates, noted yoga instructor and author. 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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