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Day 77 of 2008
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Nu hou: Information
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Tok sav: Information
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The sun has gone down long since.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Information is the currency of democracy.”
(Ralph Nader)

 WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — American Library Association
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Frozen in Grand Central Station
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 BLOG OF THE WEEK —  The Daily Kos
St. Patrick statueTODAY: Freedom of Infomation Day
Freedom of Information (FOI) Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison, who is widely regarded as the Father of the Constitution and as the foremost advocate for openness in government. Since Madison’s birthday falls on a Sunday this year, FOI Day festivities are being split between the First Amendment Center & American University’s Washington College of Law.

TODAY: St. Patrick’s Day
Saint Patrick’s Day, colloquially St. Paddy’s Day or Paddy’s Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa 385–461), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17.

The day is the national holiday of Ireland. It is a bank holiday in Northern Ireland, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the rest of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and New Zealand, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.  Read more …

HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — March 17th 

  • 1521: Magellan discovers the Philippines 
  • 1766: Britain repeals Stamp Act 
  • 1776: British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War 
  • 1854: First park land purchased by a U.S. city (Worcester, MA )
  • 1925: The Rubber Band is patented 
  • 1950: Element 98 (Californium) is announced 
  • 1969: Golda Meir becomes Israeli Prime Minister 
  • 1989: Dorothy Cudahy is first female grand marshal of St Patrick Day Parade 
  • 1991: USSR holds a referendum to determine if it should remain a confederation of republics
  • 1999: The International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members in the wake of a bribery scandal
  • 2003: President George W. Bush givea Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country

BORN ON THIS DAY — March 17th

  • 1804: James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man
  • 1902: Bobby Jones Jr, PGA golfer1918: Mercedes McCambridge, actor
  • 1919: Nat “King” Cole, singer
  • 1938: Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer/choreographer 
  • 1941: Gene Pitney, rock singer  
  • 1942: Paul Kantner, rock guitarist
  • 1951: Kurt Russell,  actor
  • 1964: Rob Lowe,  actor
  • 1967: Billy Corgan, rock musician
  • 1968: Mathew St. Patrick, actor
  • 1970:  Yanic Truesdale, actor
  • 1976: Stephen Gately, singer