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September 2, 2008 6:32 am > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays |
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V-J DAY
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Olelo: Talk PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Tok: Talk HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Words spoken on the windward side are heard on the leeward side.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “In this world of sin and sorrow, there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.” (H.L. Mencken) WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — West Maui Watershed WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Daily Kos GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Make a Wish Foundation
MAUI’S FIRST TELEGRAPH - On September 2, 1877, C.H. Dickey operates Hawaii’s earliest commercial telegraph system, connecting his stores in Haiku and Makawao, Maui. The following year, he is granted a charter for the Hawaiian Telegraph Company. Dickey’s stores sold general goods, and for 20 years served as the local post offices.
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 2nd
-31: At the Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony, and becomes the Emporer Augustus
1666: Great Fire of London starts; destroys St Paul’s Church
1789: U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress
1930: First non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hrs)
1944: Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank) is sent to Auschwitz
1945: Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
1945: V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)
1992: The United States and Russia agree to build a space station (the International Space Station remains a work in progress)
2005: FEMA, National Guard and U.S. military troops finally begin assisting stranded civilians and evacuating the Gulf Coast and New Orleans four days after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina
1666: Great Fire of London starts; destroys St Paul’s Church
1789: U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress
1930: First non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hrs)
1944: Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank) is sent to Auschwitz
1945: Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day)
1945: V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)
1992: The United States and Russia agree to build a space station (the International Space Station remains a work in progress)
2005: FEMA, National Guard and U.S. military troops finally begin assisting stranded civilians and evacuating the Gulf Coast and New Orleans four days after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina
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BORN ON THIS DAY — September 2nd
1931: Alan K Simpson, US Senator (R-Wyo)
1951: Mark Harmon, actor
1952: Jimmy Connors, tennis pro
1964: Keanu Reeves, actor
1966: Salma Hayek, actress
1931: Alan K Simpson, US Senator (R-Wyo)
1951: Mark Harmon, actor
1952: Jimmy Connors, tennis pro
1964: Keanu Reeves, actor
1966: Salma Hayek, actress
