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PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Wel: Oil
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — No Mo’ Plastic Bag
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Screen Cleaner
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — Nader’s Nadir

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The Maitreya Buddha relics were displayed this weekend at Maui Community College. Read more …

Yesterday: Source of 500-gallon oil spill off Oahu is unknown. Read more …

February 25,th 1977: An oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons.

HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 25th

• 1540: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado searches for the seven cities of Cibola Mexico 
• 1791: The First Bank of the United States is chartered 
• 1859: The “insanity plea” is first used in a court to prove innocence 
• 1862: The U.S. Congress establishes the U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing 
• 1901: U.S. Steel Corporation organizes under the directorship of J.P. Morgan 
• 1928: The First television license is issued 
• 1964: Cassius Clay (later Mohammed Ali), a 7-1 underdog, stops champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight title 
• 1986: Thousands of Egyptian military police riot and destroy 2 luxury hotels 
• 2000: An Albany NY jury acquits four white New York police officers of all charges in the shooting death of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo 

BORN ON THIS DAY — February 25th

• 1901: Zeppo Marx, comedian/actor 
• 1904: Adelle Davis, author 
• 1908: Frank G Slaughter, author
• 1913: Jim Backus, Cleveland, actor 
• 1917: Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist
• 1918: Bobby Riggs, tennis star 
• 1943: George Harrison, singer/songwriter/composer/musician
• 1943: Sally Jessy Raphael, TV talk show host
• 1957: Stuart (“Woody”) Wood, guitarist 
• 1958: Kurt Rambis, NBA forward
• 1959: Mike Peters, rocker 
• 1965: Jean Bruce Scott, actress 
• 1966: Téa Leoni, actress
• 1967: Carrot Top, comedian
• 1973: Justin Jeffre, R&B singer
• 1986: Justin Berfield, actor
• 1986: Oliver Phelps, actor