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October 4, 1976: The statistics roll in for this year and Maui reaches a dubious mark: it becomes the first neighbor island to surpass the one million visitor mark. Depending on who you ask, Maui surpassed the 2 million visitor mark either two or three years ago. Every effort in the past ten years to restrict the number of visitors here, or the number of rental cars, or the number of condominium and hotels, or the number of vacation rentals, has failed. But finally, Bush’s disastrous economy, along with the current mayor’s shutting down Vacation Rentals, finally has tourism down by at least 20 % this year.
October 4, 1976: The statistics roll in for this year and Maui reaches a dubious mark: it becomes the first neighbor island to surpass the one million visitor mark. Depending on who you ask, Maui surpassed the 2 million visitor mark either two or three years ago. Every effort in the past ten years to restrict the number of visitors here, or the number of rental cars, or the number of condominium and hotels, or the number of vacation rentals, has failed. But finally, Bush’s disastrous economy, along with the current mayor’s shutting down Vacation Rentals, finally has tourism down by at least 20 % this year.
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — October 4th
1582: Last day of the Julian Calander in Italy (Gregorian Calander started at midnight, calling it October 15th)
1636: First code of law for Plymouth Colony
1824: Mexico becomes a republic
1895: The first U.S. Open golf tournament is held at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island (19-year old Horace Rawlins wins the tournament)
1900: Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure “The Problem of Thor Bridge”
1970: Singer Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose at age 27 in her Hollywood hotel room, clutching $4.50 in her hand (she had just finished recording her second solo album “Pearl”)
2001: San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hits season home run #70, in the 9th against the Houston Astros, to tie record holder Mark McGwire
2002: John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Alexandria, Va.
2007: Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, defiantly vowed to serve out his term despite losing a court attempt to rescind his guilty plea in a men’s room sex sting.
1636: First code of law for Plymouth Colony
1824: Mexico becomes a republic
1895: The first U.S. Open golf tournament is held at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island (19-year old Horace Rawlins wins the tournament)
1900: Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure “The Problem of Thor Bridge”
1970: Singer Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose at age 27 in her Hollywood hotel room, clutching $4.50 in her hand (she had just finished recording her second solo album “Pearl”)
2001: San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds hits season home run #70, in the 9th against the Houston Astros, to tie record holder Mark McGwire
2002: John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a federal judge in Alexandria, Va.
2007: Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, defiantly vowed to serve out his term despite losing a court attempt to rescind his guilty plea in a men’s room sex sting.
BORN ON THIS DAY — October 4th
1182: St. Francis of Assisi, Italian humanitarian
1626: Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England
1895: Buster Keaton, actor
1923: Charlton Heston, actor
1941: Jackie Collins, author
1941: Roy Blount Jr., author
1941: Anne Rice, author
1944: Patty LaBelle, singer
1946: Susan Sarandon, actress
1946: Chuck Hagel U.S. senator (R-Neb.)
1949: Armand Assante, actor
1957: Russell Simmons, music producer
1967: Liev Schreiber, actor
1182: St. Francis of Assisi, Italian humanitarian
1626: Richard Cromwell, lord protector of England
1895: Buster Keaton, actor
1923: Charlton Heston, actor
1941: Jackie Collins, author
1941: Roy Blount Jr., author
1941: Anne Rice, author
1944: Patty LaBelle, singer
1946: Susan Sarandon, actress
1946: Chuck Hagel U.S. senator (R-Neb.)
1949: Armand Assante, actor
1957: Russell Simmons, music producer
1967: Liev Schreiber, actor
