Hawaiian Independence Day
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ku‘oko‘a: Independence HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “He is gone on a crazy current.”
NOVEMBER 29th HISTORICAL EVENTS
1887: U.S. receives rights to Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii
1944: The first open heart surgery is performed (John Hopkins Hospital)
1951: The U.S. conducts the world’s first underground atomic explosion (Nevada))
1981: Actress Natalie Wood drowns off Santa Catalina, CA at age 43
1986: Actor Cary Grant dies in Davenport, IA at age 82
1999: Six planets are discovered orbiting sun-like stars 65 light years from Earth
2001: Former Beatle and Maui resident George Harrison dies of cancer at age 58
November 29, 1843: Britan and France Declare Hawaiian Independence
In a move never emulated by the government of the United States, both France and Britin make formal declarations accepting the “supreme independence” of the government of Hawaii. It is interesting is that the declarations were made at the prompting of the U.S. Govern-ment. For decades, this date was celebrated as the official “Hawaiian Independence Day.”
