MLK Shot 40 Years Ago
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Tell a Lie Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Pu’upu’u moa: Chicken Pox
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Kilman: Murderer
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The skin still feels the sting of the spear point.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Assasination is the extreme form of censorship.”
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Maui Culinary Academy - Class Act WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Iraq War Veterans Speak Out PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Tekzilla.com BLOG OF THE WEEK — Daily.Mahalo.comApril 4, 1968: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King is assasinated in Memphis TN. Read NYT article …
April 4, 1888: A rough day - part of a rough three years, for people in the Camp Ward in Kahului, Maui. From 1887 to 1890, a stubborn epidemic of small pox attacked this ward without let up, killing dozens, making nearly a thousand sick during that time. As the Hawaiians had never had small pox until the British arrived, three guesses where it came from. The photo is an actual archival shot of a small pox “inoculation” at the ward in Kahului. Much like it was shown in the recent John Adams HBO miniseries (for those of you who are watching it), the inoculation consisted of putting live disease into the bloodstream, though a small enough amount that it was hoped the body could deal, and prevent a more deadly infection later. Inoculations in this way killed an estimated 20% of those taking the chance.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — April 4th
- 1818: Congress decides the U.S. flag is comprised of 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars
- 1850: The City of Los Angeles is incorporated
- 1860: The Pony Express is “invented” via the express service of Russell, Majors,
- 1870: Golden Gate Park is established by San Francisco City Order #800
- 1896: The discovery of gold in the Yukon is first publicly announced
- 1902: The Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund established with $10 million
- 1932: Vitamin C is first isolated by C.C. King at the University of Pittsburgh
- 1972: The first electric power is generated using municipal refuse as fuel
- 1974: Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home-run record by hitting his 714th homer
- 1990: Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody
- 1981: Henry Cisneros became the first Mexican-American elected mayor of a major U.S. city - San Antonio, Texas.
- 1988: The Arizona Senate convicted Gov. Evan Mecham of two charges of official misconduct, and removed him from office.
- 2003: U.S. forces seized Saddam International Airport outside Baghdad.
- 2006: The Iraq tribunal charged Saddam Hussein and six others, accusing them of genocide and crimes against humanity stemming from a 1980s crackdown against Kurds.
- 2007: Radio host Don Imus made offensive on-air remarks about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team.
BORN ON THIS DAY — April 4th
- 1899: Duke Ellington, bandleader
- 1926: Cloris Leachman, actress
- 1928: Maya Angelou, poet/actress
- 1932: Anthony Perkins, actor
- 1932: Richard G Lugar, politician (Sen-R-IN)
- 1939: Hugh Masekela, trumpeter
- 1942: Kitty Kelley, author
- 1946: Craig T. Nelson, actor
- 1950: Christine Lahti, actress
- 1952: Dave Hill, rock guitarist
- 1965: Robert Downey Jr, actor/comedian
- 1965: Zwart Francis, singer/songwriter
- 1966: Nancy McKeon, actress
- 1973: David Blaine, magician
- 1973: Kelly Price, R&B singer
