World Refugee Day Day 172 of 2008 194 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kauwela: Summer
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Sanglss: Sunglasses
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “When the head of the child is warmed by the sun.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The sun - my almighty physician.” (Thomas Jefferson)

WEB SURF SPOTS OF THE WEEK — All World Clock
WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — I’m Voting Republican
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Podango’s Apple Phone Show
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — The Hunger Site

EVENTS ON THIS DAY - June 20th
1782: Congress approves Great Seal of U.S. & the eagle as it’s symbol
1837: Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV. She ruled for 63 years, until 1901
1863: First bank chartered in U.S. (National Bank of Davenport Iowa)
1863: The Western half of Virginia is re-admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia. (the 35th U.S. state)
1867: President Andrew Johnson announces purchase of Alaska
1930: Bobby Jones wins the British Open
1944: Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency
1947: President Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act
1963: U.S. and USSR agree to set up a “Hot Line”
1967: Muhammad Ali convicted of violating draft law in Houston
1968: Jim Hines becomes first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds
1994: O.J. Simpson pleads innocent in Los Angeles to killing his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend Ronald Goldman
1997: The tobacco industry agrees to a massive settlement in exchange for major relief from mounting lawsuits and legal bills
2001: American Lori Berenson is convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Peruvian court for collaborating with Leftist guerrillas
2002: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that executing mentally-retarded murderers is unconstitutionally cruel