Sweet Smell of Success
July 29, 2008 6:46 am > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays |
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Cheese Purchase Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kopa‘a: Sugar PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Liklik: Little HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Do not believe all that is told you.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Those who prize freedom only for the material benefits it offers have never kept it for long.” (Alexis de Tocqueville) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Energy Conservation: Starting at Home WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — John McGoo for President NETCAST OF THE WEEK — TruthDig.com Podcast GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Give Rice to the Hungry
July 29th, 1835: The first sugar plantation in Hawaii begins production. Sugar takes on everincreasing economic importance, requiring a large plantation labor population that cannot be provided by the native population, seriously depleted by introduced diseases.
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — July 29th
1588: The attacking Spanish Armada is defeated & scattered by English defenders in the Battle of Gravelines
1914: The first transcontinental phone link is made between NYC and San Francisco
1952: The first nonstop jet trans-Pacific flight is made
1957: The International Atomic Energy Agency is established
1966: Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle crash near Woodstock NY
1974: The 2nd impeachment vote of President Nixon is conducted by the House Judiciary Committee
1974: Singer “Mama” Cass Elliot, of The Mamas and the Papas, dies in London at 30 (reported as choking on food but later determined to be a heart attack)
1987: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream & Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor: Cherry Garcia
1988: The South African government bans the anti-apartheid film, “Cry Freedom”
1588: The attacking Spanish Armada is defeated & scattered by English defenders in the Battle of Gravelines
1914: The first transcontinental phone link is made between NYC and San Francisco
1952: The first nonstop jet trans-Pacific flight is made
1957: The International Atomic Energy Agency is established
1966: Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan is injured in a motorcycle crash near Woodstock NY
1974: The 2nd impeachment vote of President Nixon is conducted by the House Judiciary Committee
1974: Singer “Mama” Cass Elliot, of The Mamas and the Papas, dies in London at 30 (reported as choking on food but later determined to be a heart attack)
1987: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream & Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor: Cherry Garcia
1988: The South African government bans the anti-apartheid film, “Cry Freedom”
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BORN ON THIS DAY — July 29th
1805: Alexis de Tocqueville, statesman/writer
1869: Booth Tarkington, novelist
1871: Rasputin, the mad Russian monk
1883: Benito Mussolini, fascist Italian dictator
1892: William Powell, actor
1905: Clara Bow, silent screen actress
1905: Dag Hammarskjold, former U.N. secretary-general
1914: “Professor Irwin Corey, comedian
1953: Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker
1972: Wil Wheaton, actor
1974: Josh Radnor, actor
1805: Alexis de Tocqueville, statesman/writer
1869: Booth Tarkington, novelist
1871: Rasputin, the mad Russian monk
1883: Benito Mussolini, fascist Italian dictator
1892: William Powell, actor
1905: Clara Bow, silent screen actress
1905: Dag Hammarskjold, former U.N. secretary-general
1914: “Professor Irwin Corey, comedian
1953: Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker
1972: Wil Wheaton, actor
1974: Josh Radnor, actor
