Gustav Threatens Gulf, McConvention
August 31, 2008 9:07 am > MAUI TODAY |
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Today: Hurricane Gustav threatens the Louisana coast exactly 3 years after the criminal disregard and incompetence of the Bush/Cheney administration. Category 4 Gustav is also diverting attention from the Republican Convention starting tomorrow. Bush, Cheney and coast governors mow say they will not attend the event in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — August 31st
1842: The U.S. Naval Observatory is authorized by an act of Congress
1887: Thomas A Edison is granted a patent for the Kinetoscope (produces moving pictures)
1955: The first sun-powered automobile is demonstrated (Chicago)
1957: Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1965: The U.S. House of Representatives joins the Senate to establish the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
1982: The first giant squid is captured alive off the coast of Bergen Norway
1994: The Irish Republican Army declares a cease-fire
1997: Diana, the Princess of Wales, is killed in an automobile accident in a tunnel by the Seine in Paris
2005: Tens of thousands of stranded residents thorughout New Orleans, including many thousands of whom are located in the Superdome and convention center, spend the nights amidst gunfire, looting and incidents of rape & murder, without rescue, evacuation or supply efforts by the city, state or federal governments.
1887: Thomas A Edison is granted a patent for the Kinetoscope (produces moving pictures)
1955: The first sun-powered automobile is demonstrated (Chicago)
1957: Malaya (Malaysia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1965: The U.S. House of Representatives joins the Senate to establish the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
1982: The first giant squid is captured alive off the coast of Bergen Norway
1994: The Irish Republican Army declares a cease-fire
1997: Diana, the Princess of Wales, is killed in an automobile accident in a tunnel by the Seine in Paris
2005: Tens of thousands of stranded residents thorughout New Orleans, including many thousands of whom are located in the Superdome and convention center, spend the nights amidst gunfire, looting and incidents of rape & murder, without rescue, evacuation or supply efforts by the city, state or federal governments.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — August 31st
12: Caligula (Gaius Caesar), 3rd Roman emperor
1908: William Saroyan, novelist/playwright
1916: Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist
1918: Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer
1928: James Coburn, actor
1945: Itzhak Perlman, violinist
1945: Van Morrison, singer
1949: Richard Gere, actor
1970: Zack Ward, actor
1974: Chris Tucker, actor
1975: Sara Ramirez, actress
12: Caligula (Gaius Caesar), 3rd Roman emperor
1908: William Saroyan, novelist/playwright
1916: Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist
1918: Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer
1928: James Coburn, actor
1945: Itzhak Perlman, violinist
1945: Van Morrison, singer
1949: Richard Gere, actor
1970: Zack Ward, actor
1974: Chris Tucker, actor
1975: Sara Ramirez, actress
