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HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Nowemapa: November
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Novemba: November
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Take wisdom and make it deep.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Nothing is more responsible for ‘the good old days’ thn a bad memory” – Franklin P. Adams

NOVEMBER IS:
Aviation History Month | Celebrate Empty Nester Month | Diabetic Eye Disease Month | Epilepsy Awareness Month | Family Stories Month | Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month | I Am So Thankful Month | Learn Chinese Month | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | National Adoption Month | National AIDS Awareness Month | National Alzeimer’s Disease Month | National American Indian Heritage Month | National Georgia Pecan Month | National Lifewriting Month | National Marrow Awareness Month | National Pet Cancer Awareness Month | National Pomegranate Month | National Roasting Month | Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month | Prematurity Awareness Month | Vegan Month

EVENTS ON THIS DAY – November 6

• 1804: For the first time, Americans vote for nominated, not appointed, candidates
• 1850: The first Hawaiian fire engine goes into service
• 1860: Former congressman Abraham Lincoln (R-Ill-Rep) is elected 16th President of the U.S.
• 1861: Jefferson Davis is elected to 6-year term as Confederate President
• 1913: Mohandas K Gandhi is arrested for leading an Indian miners’ march in South Africa
• 1917: The Bolshevik revolution begins with the capture of the Winter Palace
• 1945: The House Unamerican Activities Committee begins investigating seven radio commentators
• 1947: “Meet the Press” makes its television debut (the program is still airing)
• 1962: Edward M Kennedy is first elected to be a Senator (D-Massachusetts)
• 2001 Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elec:ted New York City mayor.

BORN ON THIS DAY – November 6

• 1851: Charles H Dow, co-founded Dow Jones/1st editor of Wall St Journal
• 1854: John Phillip Sousa, COMPOSER march king
• 1860: Ignace Jan Paderewski, composer/pianist/patriot
• 1916: Ray Conniff, chorus director
• 1921: James Jones, novelist
• 1931: Mike Nichols, stage/film director
• 1946: Sally Field, actress(Eagles-Take it Easy) (60 years ago)
• 1955: Maria Shriver, newscaster
• 1970:Ethan Hawke, Actor
• 1072: Rebecca Romijn, Model/actress

DIED ON THIS DAY – November 6

• 1632: King Gustavus Aldophus of Sweden, dies in battle
• 1839: Rabbi Hayim Rapoport of Ostrowiec author (Maxim Chayyim), dies
• 1944: Hannah Senesh Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budape
• 1980: Mary Michael actress (Birdie-Wonderful John Acton), dies at 77
• 1987: Ross R Barnett lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89
• 1987: William C Pahlmann interior decorator (4 Seasons NYC), dies at 80
• 1991: Gene Tierney actress, dies at 70 of emphysema