Cook “Discovers” Hawaii
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Hawaii “Discovery” Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kaunana: Discover PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Painimautim: Discover, find HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “He is one who faced the mountain showers.” 
January 18th , 1778: English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands, as he sails past the island of Oahu on his second voyage of discovery. Cook later names the Hawaiian archipelago the Sandwich Islands, in honor of one his patron, John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Two days later, Cook lands at Waimea on the island of Kauai, forever changing the Hawaiian Islands.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — January 18th
- 1644: The first UFO sighting is made in America by perplexed pilgrims in Boston
- 1671: Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders and captures Panama
- 1733: The first polar bear is exhibited in America (Boston)
- 1777: The city of San Jose, CA is founded
- 1778: Captain James Cook accidentally discovers the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands
- 1788: English settlers arrive in Australia’s Botany Bay to setup the famous penal colony
- 1862: The Confederate Territory of Arizona is formed
- 1896: The first demonstration in the U.S. is made of an x-ray machine (NYC)
- 1964: Plans for the World Trade Center are announced (NYC)
- 1993: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed in all 50 states for the first time
BORN ON THIS DAY — January 18th
- 1782: Daniel Webster, early American orator and politician
- 1854: Thomas A Watson, inventor’s assistant
- 1882: Alan Alexander Milne, author (Winnie-the-Pooh)
- 1892: Oliver Hardy, comedy team member (Laurel & Hardy)
- 1904: Cary Grant, actor
- 1941: Bobby Goldsboro, singer
- 1941: David Ruffin, vocalist (Temptations)
- 1941: Tom Bailey, rock vocalist (Thompson Twins)
- 1955: Kevin Costner, actor
- 1967: MC Tab, (Sharon Richard), rapper
