Sit Saturday Out
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Defy Superstition Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Noho: Sit, chair PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Sia: Chair HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Give hither the nose ere I go.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The hasty and the slow meet at the ferry.” - Arab WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — West Maui Watershed WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — McCain, Stop Lying NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Huffington Post GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Make a Wish Foundation
September 13, 2005: Maui’s influence extends half way around the world as the Kartell Maui chair is introduced and sold in Denmark. The chair, never sat upon here, looks hard and uncomfortable, and sells for 1910 Kroner, or about $365. Deep and extensive research has failed to uncover why this chair is called the “Maui,” as Maui has no meaning in Danish. Visitors are invited to write in and speculate.x
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 13th
1788: The Congress of the Confederation authorizes the first national election and declared New York City the temporary capitol of the United States
1789: First loan is made to the U.S. government (from NYC banks)
1943: Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of China
1948: Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) is elected senator, the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress
1988: Hurricane Gilbert becomes strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in recorded in the Western Hemisphere
2001: Secretary of State Colin Powell names Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States
2000: Former Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee pleaded guilty in Albuquerque, N.M., to one count of mishandling nuclear secrets. 2006: Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards died at age 73.
2007: The NFL fined New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick $500,000 and the team $250,000 for spying on the New York Jets during a game.
1788: The Congress of the Confederation authorizes the first national election and declared New York City the temporary capitol of the United States
1789: First loan is made to the U.S. government (from NYC banks)
1943: Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of China
1948: Margaret Chase Smith (R-Me) is elected senator, the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress
1988: Hurricane Gilbert becomes strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in recorded in the Western Hemisphere
2001: Secretary of State Colin Powell names Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States
2000: Former Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee pleaded guilty in Albuquerque, N.M., to one count of mishandling nuclear secrets. 2006: Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards died at age 73.
2007: The NFL fined New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick $500,000 and the team $250,000 for spying on the New York Jets during a game.
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BORN ON THIS DAY — September 13th
1851: Walter Reed, U.S. Army Surgeon
1857: Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer
1876: Sherwood Anderson, author/publisher
1925: Mel Torme,jazz singer 1916:Roald Dahl,author
1931: Barbara Bain, actress
1944: Peter Cetera, rock singer
1946: Jacqueline Bisset, actress
1948: Nell Carter, actress
1964: Tavis Smiley, radio & TV personality
1977: Fiona Apple, rock singer
1851: Walter Reed, U.S. Army Surgeon
1857: Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer
1876: Sherwood Anderson, author/publisher
1925: Mel Torme,jazz singer 1916:Roald Dahl,author
1931: Barbara Bain, actress
1944: Peter Cetera, rock singer
1946: Jacqueline Bisset, actress
1948: Nell Carter, actress
1964: Tavis Smiley, radio & TV personality
1977: Fiona Apple, rock singer
