Off the Streets!
May 3, 2008 6:58 am > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays |
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Press Freedom Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ho’opouliuli: Blackout PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Wan handretklet One hundred HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Small peper makes the mouth blow.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — ”I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don’t always agree with them.” (George W. Bush) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — BioWillie.com WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Always on My Mind PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Peace Research Institute BLOG OF THE WEEK — Willie’s God! (Texas Monthly Feature - May, 2008) May 3rd, 1944: For the first time in three years on Maui, you can leave a light on after dark. The Lt. Gen. in charge of the blackout, Robert C. Richardson, lifts the ban. However, you can’t be on the street after 10pm - the curfew remains in effect.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — May 3rd
- 1494: Christopher Columbus first sights Jamaica; he names it “St Iago”
- 1662: Royal charter grants Connecticut
- 1802 Washington, D.C., was incorporated.
- 1845: First African American lawyer is admitted to bar passed exams (Macon B Allen)
- 1919: America’s first passenger flight (New York-Atlantic City)
- 1923: First non-stop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed
- 1943: All war contractors are barred from Racial Discrimination in hiring workers
- 1952: First landing by an airplane at the geographic North Pole
BORN ON THIS DAY — May 3rd
- 1469: Niccolo Machiavelli, politician/writer
- 1898: Golda Meir, 4th Israeli PM
- 1903: Bing Crosby, singer/actor
- 1906: Mary Astor, actress
- 1919: Pete Seeger, folk singer/huminatarian
- 1920: Sugar Ray Robinson, middleweight/welterweight boxer
- 1928: James Brown, singer
- 1936: Engelbert Humperdinck,singer
- 1937: Frankie Valli, singer
- 1939: Samantha Eggar, actress
- 1946: Greg Gumbel, sportscaster
- 1947: Doug Henning, magician
- 1950: Mary Hopkin, singer
- 1951: Christopher Cross, singer
- 1971: John Neff, country musician
- 1973: Brad Martin, country singer
- 1975: Dule’ Hill, actor
- 1984: Cheryl Burke, dancer (”Dancing with the Stars”)
