World Kindness Day Day 317 of 2009 48 days left in this year

HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Olu‘olu: Kind, kindness
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Gut: Kindness
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Have the heart of a chief.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

MAUI NEWS ARCHIVES – November 13,1957
For the first time on record, the construction industry in Hawaii reports earnings that surpass agriculture. Building in the Hawaiian islands earns $150 million for the previous year, while sugar and pineapple earn $146 million.

EVENTS ON THIS DAY – November 13

• 1839: The first U.S. anti-slavery party, the Liberty Party, convenes in NY
• 1895: The first shipment of canned pineapple leaves from Hawaii
• 1927: The Holland Tunnel opens (first twin-tube underwater auto tunnel)
• 1931: Hattie Caraway (D-AK) is appointed to be the first U.S. female senator
• 1933: The first modern sit-down strike begins (Hormel meat packers in Austin MN)
• 1952: Harvard’s Paul Zoll becomes the first to use electric shock to treat cardiac arrest
• 1982: The Vietnam War Memorial is dedicated in Washington DC
• 2002: Saddam Hussein’s government agreed to the return of international weapons inspectors to Iraq.
• 2007: Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto demanded the resignation of U.S.-backed President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, dashing Western hopes the two would form an alliance to confront strengthening Islamic extremists.

BORN ON THIS DAY – November 13

• 354: St Augustine of Hippo, convert/Christian philosopher
• 1831: James Maxwell, physicist
• 1850: Robert Louis Stevenson, author
• 1934: Garry Marshall, film producer
• 1938: Jean Seberg, actress
• 1947: Joe Mantegna, actor
• 1949: Whoopi Goldberg actress
• 1953: Tracy Scoggins, actress
• 1953: Frances Conroy, actress
• 1954: Chris Noth, actor
• 1960: Neil Flynn actor
• 1967: Jimmy Kimmel, talk show host
• 1967: Steve Zahn, actor

DIED ON THIS DAY – November 13

• 1460: Henry the Navigator prince of Portugal, dies at 66
• 1829 Sam Patch loses his life in a 125′ dive into Genesse Falls
• 1868: Gioacchino (Antonio) Rossini composer (Barber of Seville), dies at 76
• 1961: Wally Brown actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57
• 1974: Karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances
• 1983: “Alvin” Junior Samples country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56
• 1984: Dorothy Arnold actress, dies at 66