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Pay a Compliment Day
Day 37 of 2014
328 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Kalaima: Criminal
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Man nogut: Criminal
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY— “A liar is also a thief.”
HAOLE QUOTE OF THE DAY— “Some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen.” – Woodie Guthrie
2012: Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman two years ago today. Sociopath Zimmerman will compete in a “celebrity” boxing match with rapper DMX March 15. More »
2011: The historic Kuau Mart, a family-run business of 17 years, was forced to close by their new landlord Rick Markham, who raised the rent 260%. Three years later, the building remains empty, but remodeling has begun for the opening of a new business. Stay tuned for further updates.
HAWAII EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 6th
1913: The first books are checked out at the new Library of Hawaii, which opened on Feb. 1.
1940: Historic Volcano House, overlooking Kilauea Crater, is destroyed by a fire fanned by a stiff mountain breeze. The fire began in the kitchen.
1960: Some 5,000 people pay their last respects to Island singer Alfred Apaka at his Nu’uannu Park Mortuary wake.
1965: The Navy sets off a 500-ton charge of TNT on Kaho’olawe to test the effects of high explosives on warship instruments.
1996: John Nahale Miranda is shot and killed by police after holding five people hostage in a Sand Island office for seven hours.
2004: Concrete workers at Ameron Hawaii go on strike after contract talks stall.
1960: Frank F. Baldwin dies on Maui. One of the most effective leaders of the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) empire on Maui, Baldwin began his business relationship with the family fortune in 1906 when he became a manager of HC&S. During his time, he saw the growth and expansion of the business from a sleepy sugar business into one of the largest property management companies in the U.S. In 1911, when his father died, he became manager and president of HC&S. In 1936, he oversaw the conversion of sugar equipment from steam to gas. In 1948, he oversaw the merger of the Maui Agricultural Co. and HC&S Puunene. In 1947 his son Asa took over management of the company, but Frank remained president of Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) until he died.
WORLD EVENTS ON THIS DAY — February 6th
1865: Robert E Lee is appointed Confederate General in Chief
1899: Congress ratifies the Spanish-American War Peace Treaty
1918: Britain grants the right to vote to women 30 years of age and older
1919: The first day of a 5-day Seattle general strike
1952: Elizabeth II becomes Queen of Great Britain
1964: Cuba cuts the water supply flowing to Guantanemo Naval Base
1987: No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
1998: President Bill Clinton signs a bill changing the name of Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
2002: A federal judge orders John Walker Lindh, the media-dubbed “American Taliban,” to be held without bail pending trial.
2006: Stephen Harper was sworn in as Canada’s 22nd prime minister.
BORN ON THIS DAY — February 6th
1564: Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist
1756: Aaron Burr, Newark, NJ (D-R), 3rd U.S. VP
1895: “Babe” Ruth, baseball great
1902: Louis Nizer, lawyer/author (defended blacklisted stars in the ’50s)
1911: Ronald Wilson Reagan, actor / 40th U.S. President
1912: Eva Braun, mistress of Adolph Hitler
1913: Mary Leakey, archaeologist/paleoanthropologist
1931: Rip Torn, TX, actor
1932: François Truffaut, director/actor
1933: Mamie Van Doren, actress
1939: Mike Farrell, actor
1940: Tom Brokaw, TV news anchor
1943: Fabian (Forte), singer
1944: Michael Tucker, actor
1945: Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae singer
1950: Natalie Cole, singer
1950: Punky Meadows, rock musician
1962: Axl (William Bruce) Rose, rock musician (Guns & Roses)
1966: Rick Astley, rock vocalist
1969: April Lerman, actress
1976: Kim Zmeskal, U.S. gymnast
DIED ON THIS DAY — February 6th
1685: King Charles II of England (b. 1630)
1918: Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter (b. 1862)
1976: Vince Guaraldi, American musician (b. 1928)
1981: Hugo Montenegro, American film music composer (b. 1925)
1986: Minoru Yamasaki, American architect (b. 1912)
1991: Danny Thomas, American singer, comedian, and actor (b. 1914)
1993: Arthur Ashe, American tennis player (b. 1943)
1994: Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)
1994: Jack Kirby, American comic book writer (b. 1917)
1995: James Merrill, American poet (b. 1926)
1996: Guy Madison, American actor (b. 1922)
1998: Carl Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b. 1946)
1998: Haroun Tazieff, French vulcanologist and geologist (b. 1914)
2007: Lew Burdette, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2007: Lee Hoffman, American author (b. 1932)
2007: Frankie Laine, American singer (b. 1913)
2008: John McWethy, American journalist (b. 1947)
2009: Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925)
2009: James Whitmore, American actor (b. 1921)
2011: Gary Moore, Irish musician (b. 1952)
2012: Sharada Dwivedi, Indian historian
2012: Trayvon Martin, American homicide victim (b. 1995)
2013: Maya Jackson Randall, American journalist (b. 1979)
2013: Dale Robertson, American actor (b. 1923)