McCain Lies About Lying
September 16, 2008 > MAUI TODAY, National Election No Comments![]() |
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Maka‘u: Afraid
LATEST LIES: “John McCain Has become the Sort of Politician He Once Despised. His opportunistic and irresponsible choice of Sarah Palin as his political heir — the person in whose hands he would leave the country — is a form of personal treason, a betrayal of all he once stood for.” More >
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EVENTS ON THIS DAY — September 16th
1620: The Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims (approximately 36 Puritans and 66 non-Puritans) to travel to the “New World” (at the time the Julian Calendar was in use and the date was 9/06)
1630: The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston
1963: Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br. N. Borneo & Sarawak
1974: President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters
1991: U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins
1987: Two dozen countries signed the Montreal Protocol, a treaty designed to save the Earth’s ozone layer by calling on nations to reduce emissions of harmful chemicals.
2007: U.S. security firm Blackwater USA murders 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad
1620: The Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims (approximately 36 Puritans and 66 non-Puritans) to travel to the “New World” (at the time the Julian Calendar was in use and the date was 9/06)
1630: The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston
1963: Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br. N. Borneo & Sarawak
1974: President Ford announces conditional amnesty for U.S., Vietnam War deserters
1991: U.S. trial of Panamanian leader Noriega begins
1987: Two dozen countries signed the Montreal Protocol, a treaty designed to save the Earth’s ozone layer by calling on nations to reduce emissions of harmful chemicals.
2007: U.S. security firm Blackwater USA murders 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad
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BORN ON THIS DAY — September 16th
1875: James Cash Penney, department store founder
1924: Lauren Bacall, actress
1925: B.B. King, blues singer
1927: Peter Falk, actor
1949: Ed Begley Jr, actor
1956: David Copperfield, magician
1956: Mickey Rourke, actor
1961: Jennifer Tilly, actress
1963: Richard Marx, rocker
1968: Marc Anthony, singer
1971: Amy Poehler, comedian
1875: James Cash Penney, department store founder
1924: Lauren Bacall, actress
1925: B.B. King, blues singer
1927: Peter Falk, actor
1949: Ed Begley Jr, actor
1956: David Copperfield, magician
1956: Mickey Rourke, actor
1961: Jennifer Tilly, actress
1963: Richard Marx, rocker
1968: Marc Anthony, singer
1971: Amy Poehler, comedian

