Good Day, Maui
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Good Samaritan Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Maikai: Good PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Gur pela: Good HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “It is a package of salt.” (good) HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Good that comes late is good for nothing.” (English)
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Good Magazine WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — The Wonder of You PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Digital Podcast Books BLOG OF THE WEEK — Digg.com
March 13 - Maui Money Changes
On this date in 1933, People on Maui could go to their banks again, the federal government having reopened them after FDR closed them to stem the tide of the bank failures. In place of money, banks hand out certificates representing money, in denominations of $1, $5, and $10. It was a neat trick: since most people wanted money, and FDR had promised them that the federal government would back up all banks, most people refused the certificates and let their money sit – which of course is what FDR wanted. It’s all good.
- 1519: Cortez lands in Mexico
- 1781: Sir William Herschel discovers Uranus
- 1868: Senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial
- 1884: Standard Time is adopted throughout the United States
- 1894: “Strip Tease” is introduced in Paris, France
- 1968: Oil discovered in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
- 1986: Microsoft Corporation goes public.
- 1987: Nancy Cartwright sucessfully auditions for the voice of Bart Sipmson
- 1991: Exxon Oil Co. agrees to pay $1 billion over 10 years for the damage caused by the Valdeze Oil Accident
BORN ON THIS DAY — March 13th
- 1855: Percival Lowell, astronomer
- 1860: Hugo Wolf, composer
- 1907: Daphne Du Maurier, writer
- 1908: Walter Annenberg, publisher
- 1911: L (Lafayette) Ron Hubbard, sci-fi writer/founder of Scientology
- 1913: William J Casey, headed CIA during Iran-contra scandal
- 1916: Lindy Boggs, US Reprepresentative (D-LA)
- 1939: Neil Sedaka, singer/songwriter
- 1956: Dana Delany, actress
