Memorial Day 2008
May 26, 2008 8:06 am > MAUI TODAY |
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Memorial Day is a U.S. Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Originally known as Decoration Day, it was enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, and expanded after World War I to include U.S. casualties of any war or military action. It is also regarded as the unofficial beginning of summer in the U.S. Maui’s Toll of War Dead.
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — May 26th
1521: Martin Luther is declared an outlaw by the Edict of Worms
1647: A Puritan law takes effect barring Catholic priests from entering Massachusetts
1805: Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned king of Italy
1864: The Montana Territory is formed
1868: President Andrew Johnson avoids conviction on impeachment charges by one vote
1896: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is adopted
1896: The last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is coronated
1937: San Francisco Bay’s Golden Gate Bridge opens
1938: House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) begins its nefarious work
1948: South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy
1969: John & Yoko begin their 2nd “bed-in” (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montrael)
1977: The movie “Star Wars” debuts
2004: Terry Nichols was found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. (He later received 161 consecutive life sentences.)
1521: Martin Luther is declared an outlaw by the Edict of Worms
1647: A Puritan law takes effect barring Catholic priests from entering Massachusetts
1805: Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned king of Italy
1864: The Montana Territory is formed
1868: President Andrew Johnson avoids conviction on impeachment charges by one vote
1896: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is adopted
1896: The last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, is coronated
1937: San Francisco Bay’s Golden Gate Bridge opens
1938: House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) begins its nefarious work
1948: South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy
1969: John & Yoko begin their 2nd “bed-in” (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montrael)
1977: The movie “Star Wars” debuts
2004: Terry Nichols was found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing. (He later received 161 consecutive life sentences.)
BORN ON THIS DAY — May 26th
1799: Alexander S Pushkin, writer
1877: Isadora Duncan, free form/interpretative dancer
1886: Al Jolson, jazz singer/silent film actor
1907: John Wayne, “Duke”, actor
1920: Peggy Lee, singer
1923: James Arness, actor
1939: Brent Musburger, sportscaster
1942: Levon Helm, drummer/singer
1942: Ray Ennis, guitarist
1946: Stevie Nicks, singer
1949: Hank Williams Jr, country singer
1949: Philip Michael Thomas, actor
1951: Sally Kristen Ride, 1st U.S. female astronaut
1962: Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait, comedic actor
1964: Lenny Kravitz, musician
1866: Helena Bonham Carter, actress
1970: Joseph Fiennes, actor
1971: Matt Stone, TV producer (”South Park”)
1799: Alexander S Pushkin, writer
1877: Isadora Duncan, free form/interpretative dancer
1886: Al Jolson, jazz singer/silent film actor
1907: John Wayne, “Duke”, actor
1920: Peggy Lee, singer
1923: James Arness, actor
1939: Brent Musburger, sportscaster
1942: Levon Helm, drummer/singer
1942: Ray Ennis, guitarist
1946: Stevie Nicks, singer
1949: Hank Williams Jr, country singer
1949: Philip Michael Thomas, actor
1951: Sally Kristen Ride, 1st U.S. female astronaut
1962: Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait, comedic actor
1964: Lenny Kravitz, musician
1866: Helena Bonham Carter, actress
1970: Joseph Fiennes, actor
1971: Matt Stone, TV producer (”South Park”)
