ON THIS DAY
March 17
A Lucky Day
Let’s talk about the death of a Saint, Serial killers & beer. Just another March 17th on the third planet from the sun, And there is much, much more, I’m not nearly done. In 461, Saint Patrick died on this day of that year.
1766, Brits repealed the stamp act in the future U.S. of A, Which was the birthplace of the Campfire Girls in 1910. Then, in 1930, Capone was a free man again. All these events and the following occurred on this day -
Nevada legalized gambling in 1931. A serial killer was born in 1942, “Pogo the Clown” to some, John Wayne Gacy to me and you What? You don’t think clowns are fun?
How about driving really fast? “Porsche” first appeared on a car today in ‘49. It drives like a dream, it’s really fine. But if you’re looking for a real blast
Let’s go to the coast of Spain Where an atomic bomb sits Since 1966 Having fallen from a wrecked plane
Three years hence Gilda Meir runs for Israeli prime minister She wins and ascends.
As a woman, she was number one She took a stand Like Nixon, but he is a man, He stood up against segregation…
…on this day in 1972. Thirteen years later the world is not the same, A man called “the night stalker” took the blame For killing not one woman, but two.
Now it’s 1992 in South Africa, Blacks were given the equality that they sought, After all the years they fought; Much like blacks in America.
When the millennium came around, The Irish spent that year Contemplating why the bubbles in their beer Would not rise, but rather, sink down.
Let’s go to Iraq. Where in 2003, President George WB Threatened to give Saddam the sack.
We continue to remember such a situation Through our right to protest. It is for the best, Lest we see historical regression.
For why study history at all? To remind us that we ought to be Responsible stewards of this big blue ball.
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