1. War on Poverty Day—commemorating
Lyndon Johnson’s introduction of legislation introduced on January 8, 1964
commonly known as the War on Poverty; sadly given the policies of the current
administration it is a war especially in black neighborhoods that we have lost.
2.
Midwives’ Day—celebrating the
accomplishments in the third world of midwives without whom childbirth would be
even more dangerous that it already can be.
3. 1977 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1977 You Don’t Have to Be a Star by Marilyn McCoo
and Billy Davis, Jr.
4. English
Toffee Day—nothing like this sweet treat made from caramelized sugar and
topped with nuts to ruin a diet.
5. Blue
Suede Shoes Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1935 of the King
of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley who died far too early at the age of 42 from
prescription drug abuse, a path that another icon of music Michael Jackson was
doomed to repeat.
On this day in
a. 1889 Herman Hollerith was issued a patent for his punched card calculator.
b. 1975 Ella Grasso was sworn in as
governor of Connecticut, becoming the first female governor of a state elected
as opposed to succeeding a deceased husband in the position.
c. 2002 President George W. Bush signed
into law the No Child Left Behind Act; sadly where parents do not have the
choice of charter schools or where mayors like Di Blasio a the beck and call of
teachers unions fight them tooth and nail, in the inner cities too many
children of color are left further and further behind.
d. 2011 Jared Lee Loughner unsuccessfully
attempted to assassinate U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, severely
wounding her and 11 others and killing six people. He is serving a life
sentence without possibility of parole.
Reflections on the War on Poverty: “There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a
skirmish on poverty.” Andrew
Cuomo, governor of New York “Poverty is the parent of revolution and
crime.” Aristotle “Wars against nations are meant to change maps. Wars against
poverty are meant to map change,” Muhammad Ali
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