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Presidential Joke Day Day 222 of 2008 142 days left in this year

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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Apala: Apple
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Prut: Fruit
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY —  “The dust rises on the whirlwind.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “I have never heard any God described that I believe in.  I have never heard any religion explained that I accept.” (Robert Ingersoll)

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WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — WOZ.ORG

WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — Obama Comes Home to Hawaii
NETCAST OF THE WEEK — TruthDig.com Podcast
GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Project Gutenberg

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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 11th
1954: Formal peace takes place between French & Communist Vietminh, ending more than seven years of fighting in Indochina
1956: Elvis Presley releases “Don’t Be Cruel”
1962: Beach Boys release “Surfin’ Safari”
1964: Beatles’ movie, “A Hard Days Night,” opens in NYC
1965: Beatles movie, “Help,” opens in NYC
1965: Riots in the Watts section of Los Angeles kill 34 people and cause $200 million in damages (the riots go on for 4 days)
1966: The last Beatles concert tour of the U.S. begins
1968: The Beatles launch the “Apple Records” label
1972: “Cheech & Chong Day” is celebrated in San Antonio Texas
1972: The last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam.
1992: The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opens in Bloomington Minnesota
1994: A federal jury awards $286.8 million to more than 10,000 commercial fishermen for losses resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
2003: NATO takes command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping force in Afghanistan

BORN ON THIS DAY — August 11th
1833: Robert Green Ingersoll, author/politician/agnostic
1902: Lloyd Nolan, actor
1921: Alex Haley, author (Roots)
1925: Mike Douglas, talk show host
1933: Jerry Falwell, televangelist
1950: Erik Brann, guitarist (Iron Butterfly)
1950: Steve Wozniak, co-founder Apple Computer
1953: Hulk Hogan, wrestler
1954 Joe Jackson, musician
1967: Joe Rogan, actor/host (Fear Factor)