Presidential Executive Disorders
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Presidents Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hewa: Mistake PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— i no stret: Mistake HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Kumehea was an evil demigod.” WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Shift Happens PODCAST OF THE WEEK — TWiT.TV UPCOMING EVENTS — Feb. 22: Maui Democratic Party Caucus 
February 18th, 1942: In a last gasp attempt to stave off the project, several officials in the Roosevelt administration attempt to talk the president out of signing executive order 9066, legalizing the internment of Japanese-Americans, not two months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. They believed the order was unconstitutional. Needless to say, they lost, and the following morning FDR signed the order.No one knows the exact number, but it is estimated that 200 people died in the camps. There were 405, 399 American Casualties in WWII. About 250,000 of those were deaths. About 18,000 Japanese-Americans died fighting for this country.
According to Wikipedia: ”US Presidents have issued executive orders since 1789. There is no Constitutional provision or statute that explicitly permits this, aside from the vague grant of ‘executive power’ given in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution and the statement ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’ in Article II, Section 3. Most executive orders are orders issued by the President to US executive officers to help direct their operation, the result of failing to comply being removal from office.”
George Washington issued the first executive order in 1789. Abraham Lincoln also issued many executive orders during his term in office,1861-1865.
Presidents Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of February, celebrating the birthdays of both George Washington (Feb. 22) and Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12).
Read Executive Disorders by president George W. Bush.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 18th
- 3102: (BCE) Origin of Kali Era (India)
- 1688: The first formal protest of slavery in the U.S. (by the Friends in Germantown, PA)
- 1815: The treaty of peace with Great Britain is proclaimed
- 1885: Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is first published
- 1930: A cow is flown (and milked in flight) for first time
- 1930: Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto, the 9th planet
- 1970: The “Chicago 7″ defendants are found innocent of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention
- 1972: The California Supreme Court strikes down that state’s death penalty
- 1977: The space shuttle “Enterprise,” sitting atop a Boeing 747, goes on its maiden flight
- 1978: The first Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) is held (Kona, Hawaii)
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 18th
- 1516: Queen Mary I, (Bloody Mary)
- 1677: Jacques Cassini, French astronomer
- 1836: Ramakrishna, Hindu saint
- 1838: Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist/philosopher/psychologist
- 1909: Wallace Stegner, novelist/critic
- 1920: Jack Palance, actor
- 1922: Helen Gurley Brown, author/publisher
- 1931: Toni Morrison, novelist
- 1932: Milos Forman, director
- 1933: Yoko Ono Lennon,
- 1947: Dennis De Young, rock vocalist
- 1949: Cybill Shepherd, actress
- 1952: Juice Newton, (Judy Cohen), singer
- 1953: Derek Pellicci, rock musician
- 1953: Robin Bachman, rock guitarist
- 1954: John Travolta, actor
- 1957: Vanna White, TV game show hostess
- 1964: Matt Dillon, actor
- 1966: Dr. Dre, rapper/actor
- 1968: Molly Ringwald, actress
