Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—July 18, 2014: Totally skunked today on
holidays other that Nelson Mandela International
Day but at least found a few factoids and a quote by Nelson Mandela for
you to enjoy.
1. Nelson
Mandela International Day —a
UN holiday celebrated since 2010 to honor the contributions of Nelson Mandela
to the cause of social justice.
2. National
Caviar Day--celebrating
that great salted delicacy fish roe.
On this
day in:
a. 1925 Adolf Hitler published his
personal manifesto Mein Kampf which sadly not enough people read or took
seriously.
b. in 1968 Intel was founded in
Mountain View, California.
c. in 1969 Ted Kennedy after a party
on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy after one too many drove his car
of the bridge killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
d. in 2013, the City of Detroit with
over $20 billion in debt filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
A reflective thought on day this honoring the life of Nelson Mandela
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way
that respects and enhances the freedom of others” Nelson Mandela
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comments on important and breaking news events that should be of interest.
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2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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