Kev’s Daily Take On 08/09/2024

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*I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,* *One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.*

Awareness Spotlight shines on…

WOMEN’S DAY is celebrated in South Africa today, but I say we can still give a nod to all of the fairer sex, admire them for who they are, and strive to make things a little more equal.

Family and Friends

HOLD HANDS DAY reminds us how the sense of touch can keep us close. Keep in close contact with your loved ones.

Education and Information

NATIONAL VEEP DAY remembers the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon, the man who took his place, and that part of our constitution that establishes the succession of Presidency. Gerald Ford was and is the only Vice President and President not to be elected to either office. This unusual circumstance put that part of the constitution to the test, and it passed. The Veep’s have to stay in the wings most of the time, but always have to be ready to take on the toughest job in the world.

For Fun

NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY takes us anywhere we want to go, teaches us anything we want to know and certainly stimulates our imagination. Suffice it to say, pick up your latest read and celebrate the day.

On Today’s Menu…

Our dessert of the day has been around since the 1600’s. NATIONAL RICE PUDDING DAY mixes it with milk, rice and your choice of sweetener. I may have to pick some up today.

Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations

Agent Orange Awareness Day

National S’mores Day

Shapewear Day

Spoil Your Dog Day

National Lazy Day

On this day…

1173 – Construction begins on a tower in Pisa, Italy

1854 – Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

1898 – Rudolph Diesel receives a patent for his combustible engine

1910 – Alva Fisher receives a patent for her motorized washing machine

1936 – Jesse Owens continues to annoy Hitler at the Berlin Olympics by winning his fourth gold medal and becoming the first American to accomplish that feat.

1945 – We drop our second atomic bomb – on Nagasaki

1969 – Actress Sharon Tate and four others are murdered by the Manson Family

1974 – President Nixon resigns amidst the Watergate Scandal

2014 – Michael Brown is killed by a white police officer. Should’ve never happened. From everything I have heard – the judge ruled in self-defense for the officer – it was not the good citizens of Ferguson who organized the riots and tore up their own town – and a lot of people got a lot of press time off this. It did bring to light some issues that desperately need to be addressed, but what good that could have come of this was overshadowed by people seeking fame and fortune. RIP Michael. These are my own conclusions of the matter.

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