Paradise Purloined
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Aihue: Thief PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Man nogut: Criminal HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “A thief is also a liar.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land.” (Mark Twain) 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
August 12th, 1898: Hawaii is formally annexed by the U.S. Upon assuming the Presidency, Republican and Imperialist William McKinley sent the Hawaii annexation treaty to the U.S. Senate, where it was approved. (Democrat President Grover Cleveland had resisted annexing Hawaii into the U.S.)Sovereignty of Hawai’i was formally transferred to the United States in ceremonies at ‘Iolani Palace on Aug. 12, 1898. Chief thief Sanford Dole spoke as the newly appointed governor of the Territory of Hawaii. The Hawaiian anthem, ”Hawai’i Pono ‘I” — with words written by King Kalakaua – was played as the Hawaiian flag was lowered, and replaced by the American flag and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Read more about President William McKinley …
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 12th
1851: Issac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
1867: President Andrew Johnson defies Congress and suspends Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (doing so brings impeachment proceedings upon the president)
1953: Jacqueline Bouvier and John F Kennedy marry
1953: The Soviet Union conducts a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb
1955: President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75¢ to $1 an hour
1966: John Lennon apologizes, at a Chicago news conference, for his remark that “the Beatles are more popular than Jesus”
197:7 The space shuttle Enterprise passes its first solo flight test by taking off atop a Boeing 747, separating and then touching down in California’s Mojave Desert.
1981: IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 (Microsoft is paid for each copy on each computer)
1998: Swiss banks agree to pay $1.25 billion as restitution to Holocaust survivors to settle claims for their assets
2004: The California Supreme Court voids the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages sanctioned in San Francisco earlier in the year
1851: Issac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
1867: President Andrew Johnson defies Congress and suspends Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (doing so brings impeachment proceedings upon the president)
1953: Jacqueline Bouvier and John F Kennedy marry
1953: The Soviet Union conducts a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb
1955: President Eisenhower raises minimum wage from 75¢ to $1 an hour
1966: John Lennon apologizes, at a Chicago news conference, for his remark that “the Beatles are more popular than Jesus”
197:7 The space shuttle Enterprise passes its first solo flight test by taking off atop a Boeing 747, separating and then touching down in California’s Mojave Desert.
1981: IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 (Microsoft is paid for each copy on each computer)
1998: Swiss banks agree to pay $1.25 billion as restitution to Holocaust survivors to settle claims for their assets
2004: The California Supreme Court voids the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages sanctioned in San Francisco earlier in the year
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 12th
1781: Robert Mills, architect (Washington Monument)
1881: Cecil B deMille, film director
1929: Buck Owens, country singer
1931: William Goldman, author
1939: George Hamilton, actor
1941: Jennifer Warren, actress
1949: Mark Knopfler, guitar/vocals
1954: Pat Methany, jazz guitarist
1965: Peter Krause, actor
1971: Michael Ian Black, actor
1972: Rebecca Gayheart, actress
1975: Casey Affleck, actor
1781: Robert Mills, architect (Washington Monument)
1881: Cecil B deMille, film director
1929: Buck Owens, country singer
1931: William Goldman, author
1939: George Hamilton, actor
1941: Jennifer Warren, actress
1949: Mark Knopfler, guitar/vocals
1954: Pat Methany, jazz guitarist
1965: Peter Krause, actor
1971: Michael Ian Black, actor
1972: Rebecca Gayheart, actress
1975: Casey Affleck, actor
