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1. Ratification Day—celebrating the ratification of the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War on this day in 1784.

2. National Poetry at Work Day—celebrated on the 2^nd Tuesday in January by bring a copy of your favorite poem to share at work or better yet go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot and print one of his to share with fellow co-workers or if pressed for time go to https://twitter.com/alaskanpoet?lang=en to enjoy and honor the contributions made to our culture and society by poets.

3. 1933 Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1933 on this day on a run of 10 weeks in the position was “Night and Day” by Fred Astaire and Leo Reisman and His Orchestra. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM5PI6YINAM. Leo and his Orchestra recorded over 80 hits until his death on December 18. 1961.

4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day as we move to words starting with “o” is “oakus” which means a pocket billfold or wallet, hopefully the credit cards in which have availability. 

5. Death Ends the Life of Riley--celebrating the birth on this day in 1906 William Bendix noted actor best known for his portrayal of the “Bambino” in the Babe Ruth Story and the lead character in the Life of Riley who died for pneumonia and malnutrition due to a stomach ailment on December 14, 1964.

On this day in:               

     a. 1943 in the first major battle between Japanese and American forces in the Pacific, Japan realizing it had lost in Guadalcanal, initiated successfully Operation Ke and successful evacuated literally under the nose of American forces their forces on Guadalcanal.    

    b. 1952 NBC’s long running morning news program Today debuted with anchorman David Garroway and is still going strong today.

     c. 1967 the first Be-In took place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park as a forerunner to the Summer of Love in California (doubt if the event could be replicated today with San Francisco awash in feces and used hypodermic needles)..                                            

d. 1969 the USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear career was racked by a series of explosions and fires that  killed 28 sailors and wounded 311 others but did not sink the ship.

e. 1973 Elvis Presley’s live concert Aloha from Hawaii was broadcast live by satellite around the globe was  watched by more persons than any other performance by an