These Are the Times That Try Men’s Souls
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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Ma‘i a hulau: Plague PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY —Oltaim: Always HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “It is the dust that runs after one like a person.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “The best ideas are common property.” - Seneca
WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — Think Green Hawaii WEB GAME OF THE WEEK — Sock & Awed – TRY IT! NETCAST OF THE WEEK — Slate’s Podcasts GOOD DEED SITE OF THE WEEK — Recycle Hawaii
Today thru December 30:Maui Film Festival’s First Light Screenings
December 23, 1912:
Ships from the ports of Oahu, Kahului and Hilo arriving in San Francisco are fumigated because three people in the past week have died of the bubonic plague on the Big Island. The fumigation continues for the next two months for every ship originating in Hawaii. In two instances, passengers with colds are quarantined just in case.
EVENTS ON THIS DAY
- 1672: Giovanni Cassini discovers Rhea, a satellite of Saturn
- 1690: John Flamsteed discovers Uranus without
- 1776: The Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France
- 1776: Thomas Paine writes “These are the times that try men’s souls”
- 1779: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for improper conduct
- 1823: “Visit from St Nicholas” by Clement Moore is first published
- 1867: Sarah Breedlove is first woman acknowledged as a self-made millionairess
- 1920: Ireland is divided into 2 parts, each with its own parliament
- 1947: The transistor is unveiled by Bell Labs
- 1970: Construction of the World Trade Center Towers tops out 110-stories
- 1972: An earthquake destroys central Managua, Nicaragua
- 1983: The journal “Science” publishes the first report on the probability of a nuclear winter resulting from atomic warfare
BORN ON THIS DAY
- 1597: Martin Opitz, German poet
- 1777: Alexander I, tsar of Russia
- 1805: Joseph Smith Jr, found Mormon church
- 1911: James Gregory, actor
- 1918: Jose Greco, flamenco dancer
- 1926: Robert Bly, poet/editor/translator
- 1931: Ronnie Schell, comedian
- 1935: Paul Hornung, NFL football player
- 1941: Tim Hardin, singer
- 1943: Harry Shearer, comedian
- 1945: Ronald Bushy, rocker
- 1947: Bill Rodgers, marathon runner
- 1955: Dave Murray, heavy metal rocker
- 1971: Corey Haim, , actor
- 1978: Estella Warren, actress
BORN ON THIS DAY
- 1970: Charlie Ruggles actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84
- 1976: Walter Bauer writer, dies at 72
- 1982: Jack Webb actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62
- 1985: James Vance (20) & Raymond Belknap (18) commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rockgroup Judas Priest for subliminal messages
- 1989: Josef Alexander composer, dies at 82
- 1992: Eddie Hazel US pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42
- 1993: Gertrude “Trudi” Duby Blom actress, shot to death at about 92
- 1995: David Land impressario, dies at 77
- 1996: Ronnie Scott musician/club-owner, dies at 69
- 1997: Hrvoje Horvatic video artist, dies at 39
- 1997: Keith Bentley international racing cyclist, dies at 72
