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May 24, 2008 7:19 am > MAUI TODAY |
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Graduation Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Puka: Graduate PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— TSumatin: Student HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “It almost missed being noticed.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “He not busy being born is busy dyin’” (Bob Dylan).”
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — The Smithsonian Museums WEB 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.com
TODAY - May 24th, 2008:
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!. Graduation Day across Maui, Hawaii and the U.S.
Democratic Party convention in Honolulu.
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!. Graduation Day across Maui, Hawaii and the U.S.
Democratic Party convention in Honolulu.
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — May 24th
1337: The Thirty Years war begins
1689: English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants
1738: The Methodist Church is established
1775: John Hancock elected to replace Payton Randolph as president of the Second Continental Congress.
1866: Berkeley California is named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)
1944: Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark
1983: U.S. Supreme Court rules that the IRS can deny tax exemptions to private schools that practice racial discrimination.
1989: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” premieres
1994: The four men convicted of bombing New York’s World Trade Center are each sentenced to 240 years in prison
1995: Heidi Fleiss (“Hollywood Madam”) is sentenced to 3 years in prison for running a call-girl service with wealthy, famous clientele
2000: After 18 years of occupation, Israeli troops leave South Lebanon
2001: Democrats gained control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1994 when Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont abandoned the Republican Party and declared himself an independent.
1337: The Thirty Years war begins
1689: English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants
1738: The Methodist Church is established
1775: John Hancock elected to replace Payton Randolph as president of the Second Continental Congress.
1866: Berkeley California is named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)
1944: Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark
1983: U.S. Supreme Court rules that the IRS can deny tax exemptions to private schools that practice racial discrimination.
1989: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” premieres
1994: The four men convicted of bombing New York’s World Trade Center are each sentenced to 240 years in prison
1995: Heidi Fleiss (“Hollywood Madam”) is sentenced to 3 years in prison for running a call-girl service with wealthy, famous clientele
2000: After 18 years of occupation, Israeli troops leave South Lebanon
2001: Democrats gained control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1994 when Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont abandoned the Republican Party and declared himself an independent.
BORN ON THIS DAY — MAY 24th
1544: William Gilbert, physicist
1686: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, physicist/inventor
1743: Jean-Paul Marat, revolutionist
1819: Queen Victoria, England
1918: Coleman A Young, civil rights leader (Mayor-D-Detroit)
1938: Tommy Chong, comedian/actor
1939: Dixie Carter, actress
1940: Joseph Brodsky, author
1941: Bob Dylan, singer/songwriter
1943: Frank Oz, muppeteer/director
1953: Alfred Molina, actor
1953: Nell Campbell, actress
1955: Roseanne Cash, country singer
1956: Helen Terry, rocker
1960: Kristin Scott Thomas, actress
1988: Billy Gilman, country singer
1544: William Gilbert, physicist
1686: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, physicist/inventor
1743: Jean-Paul Marat, revolutionist
1819: Queen Victoria, England
1918: Coleman A Young, civil rights leader (Mayor-D-Detroit)
1938: Tommy Chong, comedian/actor
1939: Dixie Carter, actress
1940: Joseph Brodsky, author
1941: Bob Dylan, singer/songwriter
1943: Frank Oz, muppeteer/director
1953: Alfred Molina, actor
1953: Nell Campbell, actress
1955: Roseanne Cash, country singer
1956: Helen Terry, rocker
1960: Kristin Scott Thomas, actress
1988: Billy Gilman, country singer
