Ka Boom! U.S. Imploding
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Independence Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ku’i: Boom PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Tumas: Extremely HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The aerial bulbs appeared.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.” (John Adams) WEB SURF SPOTS OF THE WEEK — Stand Up Paddle Surfing WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Stand Up Paddle Surfing Maui NETCAST OF THE WEEK — You Look Nice Today GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — John Cusack in MoveOn New Video
EARTH AT APHELION
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — July 4th
1054: In what will be the most spectacular fireworks ever seen on planet earth, a supernova explodes in earthly skies, to become what we call the Crab Nebula. American Indians, Arabs and Chinese all note it – how could they miss it. A casual viewer could see the explosion during daylight hours for nearly a month, in night skies for nearly two years.
1894: In what is surely not a coincidence, the Republic of Hawaii is formed and Stanford Dole becomes its first president. Yeah, yeah something happened in 1776 too, but given the illustrious quote from John Adams above and how far this country has fallen, I think it might be time to recognize how low we’ve become. I won’t give up the day off though.
– Maui Curmudgeon
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– Maui Curmudgeon
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1776: Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Continental Congress: the U.S. declares its independence from Britain
1776: King George III of England writes in his diary: “Nothing of importance happened today”
1832: “America” is first sung publicly
1836: The Wisconsin Territory is formed
1845: Texas Congress votes for annexation to the U.S.
1845: Author Henry Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond, near Concord MA
1862: Lewis Carroll begins inventing “Alice in Wonderland” for Alice Pleasance Liddell
1863: The Battle of Gettysburg ends: the Union is winning the Civil War
1876: The first public exhibition of the electric light in San Francisco
1884: The Statue of Liberty is formally presented to U.S. by France
1942: The first American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)
1966: President Lyndon B Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act
1976: “Raid on Entebbe”: Israel commandos rescue 229 Air France passengers and crew
2004: A 20-ton slab of granite, inscribed to honor “the enduring spirit of freedom,” was laid at the World Trade Center site as the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower.
1776: King George III of England writes in his diary: “Nothing of importance happened today”
1832: “America” is first sung publicly
1836: The Wisconsin Territory is formed
1845: Texas Congress votes for annexation to the U.S.
1845: Author Henry Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond, near Concord MA
1862: Lewis Carroll begins inventing “Alice in Wonderland” for Alice Pleasance Liddell
1863: The Battle of Gettysburg ends: the Union is winning the Civil War
1876: The first public exhibition of the electric light in San Francisco
1884: The Statue of Liberty is formally presented to U.S. by France
1942: The first American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)
1966: President Lyndon B Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act
1976: “Raid on Entebbe”: Israel commandos rescue 229 Air France passengers and crew
2004: A 20-ton slab of granite, inscribed to honor “the enduring spirit of freedom,” was laid at the World Trade Center site as the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — July 4th
1804: Nathaniel Hawthorne, autho
1807: Giuseppe Garibaldi, unifier of Italy
1826: Stephen Foster, composer
1872: Calvin Collidge, 30th U.S. president (R)
1885: Louis B Mayer, motion-picture executive
1905: Lionel Trilling, author
1927: Neil Simon, playwright
1928: Gina Lollobrigida, actress
1929: Al Davis, NFL team owner
1946: Ron Kovic, disabled Vietnam vet
1953: Geraldo Rivera, news personality
1963: Matt Malley rock musician
1964: Mark Allen Slaughter, guitarist
1807: Giuseppe Garibaldi, unifier of Italy
1826: Stephen Foster, composer
1872: Calvin Collidge, 30th U.S. president (R)
1885: Louis B Mayer, motion-picture executive
1905: Lionel Trilling, author
1927: Neil Simon, playwright
1928: Gina Lollobrigida, actress
1929: Al Davis, NFL team owner
1946: Ron Kovic, disabled Vietnam vet
1953: Geraldo Rivera, news personality
1963: Matt Malley rock musician
1964: Mark Allen Slaughter, guitarist
