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[IceWizard]

04 Feb 2017


World Cancer Day



It is hard to find a person in society today that has not been touched by cancer in some way, either directly or indirectly. World Cancer Day hopes to honor those who are fighting and those who have been lost to this dreadful disease. Take a moment and sit with me while I tell you about this unique day of remembrance and determination. I promise you’ll understand the day more and be ready to take your part in helping others so that perhaps one day there will be some in society that are not touched by cancer.

History of World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day is a fairly new holiday to bring light to this ages old disease. At the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris, this day was formally organized by what is called the Paris Charter. The charter was created with many goals.The Paris charter aimed at promoting research for a prevention and cure for cancer. Also, the charter hopes to bring awareness and change to the services provided to patients. They knew that increased awareness and information would help to mobilize the global community to help combat cancer. In the spirit of this charter, World Cancer Day was created.

With the advent of World Cancer Day, it was hoped that it would keep the Paris Charter in the hearts and minds of people everywhere. The goals and ideas of the Charter will never be lost as long as there is even just one person to celebrate the day.



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Thank A Letter Carrier Day

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds”
– Motto on James Farley Post Office

We know these intrepid adventurers, and adventurers they are. They travel through every form of weather to bring us our mail, regardless of the temperature, or dangerous dogs in the front yard. They are the friend of every child around Christmas, or their birthdays, and even today there’s nothing quite like waiting for that Amazon delivery to come through the post. Thank A Letter Carrier Day reminds us to show our appreciation for these wonderful men and women, and the joy they bring us each day through the post.

History of Thank A Letter Carrier Day

The history of Thank A Letter Carrier Day is as old as the history of the post, and that may very well be longer than you think. The concept of mail was first recorded in Persia, or at the very least the first concept of an actual codified postal system was. King Cyrus the Great went to great lengths to ensure that mail could reach the corners of his Kingdom, and worked with neighboring countries to make sure that the mail got through and the system reached as far as it could. This process involved building roads and getting guards and massive diplomatic negotiations, but it lasted for a long time. The quote on James Farley Post Office is actually a rephrasing of a quote by Herodotus of Greece in the 5th Century BC.

“It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed” – It doesn’t take much to identify the heart of that creed in the above statement. Thank A Letter Carrier Day reminds you to show your appreciation for someone continuing an idea that’s existed since before Christ.

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February 4 Birthdays



Rosa Parks - (1913 - 2005) (92)



Alice Cooper - 69



Charles Lindbergh - (1902 - 1974) (72)



Oscar De La Hoya - 44



Clint Black - 55



Conrad Bain - (1923 - 2013) (89)






February 4th

2003: Doors drummer John Densmore filed an injunction against guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, Police drummer Stewart Copeland & The Cult singer Ian Astbury for touring as The Doors of the 21st Century.

2001: Jimmy Buffett was ejected from a Miami Heat-New York Knicks game in Miami for cursing at a referee.

1989: Guns N’ Roses became the first act in 15 years to have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Appetite for Destruction was at number two & the EP G N’ R Lies was at number five.

1980: The Ramones released their fifth album End of the Century. The album was produced by Phil Spector & went on to become their highest charting album in the U.S. reaching number 44 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.

1978: Queen peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “We Will Rock You”/”We Are the Champions” which was their second top ten single in the U.S.

1977: American Bandstand celebrated its 25th anniversary with a primetime special on ABC. Among the performers who appeared on the special included Gregg Allman, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Isaac Hayes, & Stevie Wonder.

1970: John Lennon & Yoko Ono donated a bag of their cut hair to Michael X for an auction to aid the Black Power movement. Michael X then gave them a pair of Muhammad Ali’s boxing shorts.

1968: The Beatles recorded “Across the Universe” at Abbey Road Studios in London. During the recording, John Lennon & Paul McCartney decided the song needed falsetto harmonies, so they invited two female fans into the studio to sing on the song.

1966: The Rolling Stones released “19th Nervous Breakdown”. The song would go on to peak at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.



Birthdays:

John Steel - Drummer for The Animals born in 1941

Alice Cooper born in 1948

Phil Ehart - Drummer for Kansas born in 1951

Jerry Shirley - Drummer for Humble Pie & Fastway born in 1952