Obama’s Hawaii R&R
August 13, 2008 > MAUI TODAY, National Election No Comments |
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Int’l Left Handers Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hilinaehu: July/August (Hawaiian lunar calendar) PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Ogas: August HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “A well filled topsail helped him arrive.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “It does not matter how smal you are if you have faith and a plan of action.” (Fidel Castro) 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
YESTERDAY: While vacationing on Oahu this week, Barack Obama visits his grandmother at her condo, plays basketball with high school teammates at Punahou, lounges at Ala Moana Beach with burgers and old friends, then collects $1.3 million at a resort fundraiser. Read more … See video …x
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 13th
1521: Spanish conquistadors capture Mexico City from the Aztecs
1831: Nat Turner leads the uprising of slaves in Virginia
1870: John Wesley Powell begins his exploration of the Grand Canyon
1960: The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite
1965: The Jefferson Airplane makes its stage debut at the Matrix Club in San Francisco
2003: Libya agrees to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing
1521: Spanish conquistadors capture Mexico City from the Aztecs
1831: Nat Turner leads the uprising of slaves in Virginia
1870: John Wesley Powell begins his exploration of the Grand Canyon
1960: The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite
1965: The Jefferson Airplane makes its stage debut at the Matrix Club in San Francisco
2003: Libya agrees to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 13th
1818: Lucy Stone, pioneer in women’s rights
1860: Annie Oakley, frontierswoman
1912: Ben Hogan, PGA golfer
1918: Frederick Sanger, chemist (Nobel 1958, 1980)
1920: George Shearing, pianist/composer
1927: Fidel Castro,Cuban political leader
1951: Dan Fogelberg, rocker
1933: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general
1947: Gretchen Corbett, actress
1962: John Slattery, actor
1818: Lucy Stone, pioneer in women’s rights
1860: Annie Oakley, frontierswoman
1912: Ben Hogan, PGA golfer
1918: Frederick Sanger, chemist (Nobel 1958, 1980)
1920: George Shearing, pianist/composer
1927: Fidel Castro,Cuban political leader
1951: Dan Fogelberg, rocker
1933: Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general
1947: Gretchen Corbett, actress
1962: John Slattery, actor
