Royal Hawaiian Air Dies
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Musical Instrument Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Hoe: Paddle PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Epat: Airport HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Sneeze and may you have long life.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Forget injuries, never forget kindesses.” (Confucius) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — The Smithsonian MuseumsWEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Mathews Exposes Right-Wing Ignoramus NETCAST OF THE WEEK — NEWSEUM – World’s Most Interactive Museum GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Feed the Hungry at FreeRice.comMay 22nd, 1986: Both Kahana and Hana lose what was the only airline to serve them at the time: Royal Hawaiian Air Service. Until then, it was the state’s oldest commuter air service, operating for 21 years. Within two years, two airlines pick up the routes, Island Air and Mokulele Airways.
HISTORICAL EVENTS ON THIS DAY — May 22nd
1872: The Amnesty Act goes into effect, restoring civil rights to citizens of the South
1906: Orville and Wilbur Wright are granted the first U.S. airplane patent
1909: The first San Francisco fireboat, David Scannell, is launched
1939: Hitler & Mussolini sign the “Pact of Steel”, committing Germany and Italy to a military alliance
1947: The “Truman Doctrine” goes into effect, aiding Turkey & Greece
1947: The first U.S. ballistic missile is fired
1954: Robert Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan) is Bar Mitzvah’ed
1961: The first revolving restaurant, Top of the Needle, is dedicated in Seattle Wshington
1972: President Nixon becomes the first U.S. President to visit Moscow
1974: Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly & dies 14 months later
1998: A heavy turnout of voters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland overwhelmingly approve a Northern Ireland peace accord
2000: A committee of the Arkansas Supreme Court recommends that President Clinton be disbarred for giving false testimony about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case
BORN ON THIS DAY — May 22nd
1813: Richard Wagner, composer
1844: Mary Cassatt, Impressionist painter
1859: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author
1891: Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college pres
1895: Jiddu Krishnamurti, spiritual philosopher
1907: Laurence Olivier, actor
1920: Thomas Gold, astronome
1922: Judith Crist, movie reviewer
1928: T Boone Pickens, cspitalist
1934: Peter Nero, pianist
1938: Richard Benjamin, actor/director
1938: Susan Strasberg, actress
1940: Bernard Shaw, CNN anchorman
1941: Paul Winfield, actor
1950: Bernie Taupin, musician/songwriter
1959: (Steven Patrick) Morrissey, singer/songwriter
1961: Ann Cusack, actress
