Halfway to 2010
July 1, 2009 12:02 pm > MAUI TODAY Halfway to 2010 |
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Canada Day
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kahikoli: Early morning sun PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Ples bilong klaut: Sky HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The firebrand soars proudly over the cliffs.” HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.” (George Carlin)
FISCAL NEW YEAR
2009 Is Half Over
July 1st, 1961: Haleakala Park Dedicated. The 30th U.S. National Park is dedicated – Haleakala National Park right here on Maui. It poured during the entire ceremony. Facts, figures, history and lots of good things about this park that includes the world’s largest inactive volcano, are available right here: http://www.nps.gov/hale
EVENTS ON THIS DAY – July 1st
- 1776: The first vote is held on the Declaration of Independence
- 1795: John Rutledge becomes the 2nd Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- 1847: The first U.S. postage stamps go on sale (5¢ Franklin & 10¢ Washington-NYC)
- 1867: Canada becomes a self-governing dominion of Great Britain
- 1898: Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American war
- 1943: Automatic withholding of Federal taxes from paychecks begins in the U.S.
- 1971: The Golden Gate Bridge is finally fully paid for
- 2000: Vermont’s Civil Unions Law goes into effect
- 2004: Saddam Hussein made a defiant first public appearance in an Iraqi court
- 2005: Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, announced her retirement.
BORN ON THIS DAY - July 1st
- 1646: Gottfried W Leibnitz, mathematician-philosopher
- 1804: George Sand, Romantic novelist
- 1853: Cecil John Rhodes, South African politician, diamond merchant
- 1899: Charles Laughton, actor
- 1902: Billy Wyler, director
- 1908: Estee Lauder, CEO
- 1912: David Brower, environmentalist/president Sierra Club
- 1941: Twyla Tharp, choreographer
- 1942: Genevieve Bujold, actress
- 1942: Karen Black, actress
- 1945: Deborah Harry, rocker
- 1946: Ron Silver, actor
- 1952: Dan Aykroyd, comedian/actor
- 1961: Princess Diana of Wales
- 1967: Pamela Anderson, actress
DIED ON THIS DAY – July 1st
- 552: Totila, king of the Ostrogoths
- 868: Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (b. 828)
- 1860: Charles Goodyear, American inventor (b. 1800)
- 1896: Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author (b. 1811)
- 1974: Juan Perón, President of Argentina (b. 1895)
- 1983: R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect and philosopher (b. 1903)
- 1997: Robert Mitchum, American actor (b. 1917)
- 1999: Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-born film director (b. 1908)
- 1999: Guy Mitchell, American popular singer (b. 1927)
- 2000: Walter Matthau, American actor (b. 1920)
- 2004: Marlon Brando, American actor (b. 1924)
- 2005: Luther Vandross, American singer (b. 1951)
- 2005: Obie Benson, American musician (b. 1936)
- 2009: Karl Malden, American actor (b. 1912)
