Ridley's Believe It Or Not March 6 History Dress In Blue Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—March 6, 2015 Trust your Friday is off to a great start and springboard to the weekend and you are anxiously awaiting the start of the start of the Iditarod in 3 days (when it starts properly befitting my Alaskan heritage and homage to the Last Great Race on Earth I will post daily race standings). As always, I  hope you enjoy the holidays and observances, factoids of interest and a relevant quote from Davy Crockett Buyer with a smile on your face, enjoying a meal defrosted from the freezer, blessed  with a positive attitude even though you know you will have to wade through tons of spam in your inbox, and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable event 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. European Day of the Righteous—celebrated in Europe since 2012 to commemorate those who have stood up against crimes against humanity, but obviously not observed in Russia by Putin who is on a killing spree in Ukraine.
       2. Dress in Blue Day—celebrating not those people who vote Democratic or reminding us of the infamous blue dress that now appears as a shadow in a portrait of Bill Clinton, but rather to create awareness of the disease of colon cancer and to promote efforts for its cure.
       3. 1974 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1974, as part of a 3 week run Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks, a Canadian singer and songwriter and now environmentalist. Over 14 million records of Seasons in the Sun were sold.
        4. National Frozen Food Day—great way to preserve and store food and with a microwave easy to bring to the table to enjoy.
        5. Who’s on First Day—commemorating the birthday on this day in 1906 of Lou Costello who with his fellow comedian made 36 films together and will be best known for his hilarious routine with him “who’s on first?”                                                     
On this day in
     a. 1836 after a 13 day siege by 3,000 Mexicans under the command of General Santa Ana, the Alamo falls and all its defenders including Davy Crocket are killed.    
     b. 1899 Bayer registered its “Aspirin” trademark.
     c.  1967 Joseph Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defected to the United States.
     d. 1981 in his final “And that’s the way it is” moment, the most trusted man in America Walter Cronkite after 19 years signed off as the anchor of CBS Evening News.     
     e. 1992 the Michelangelo computer virus began to infect computers.
Reflections from one of the defenders of the Alamo: “I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortalized.” Davy Crockett Wise words that unfortunately fall on deaf ears in Washington, D.C. on both sides of the aisle and especially in the White House.                                         

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