Hawaii: Today in History 2/20
2-20-1901 1st territorial legislature of Hawaii convenes The Territory of Hawaii’s first legislature met for
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2-18-2012 Activist and contributor for ABC News Elizabeth Smart (24) weds Matthew Gilmour (22) in
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2-14-1779 James Cook, British explorer, navigator and cartographer, discovered and explored Australia, Pacific Islands and
Hawaii: Today in History 2/13
2-13-1970 Vernon Patao, 141 lbs (64 kg) US weightlifter (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Wailuku, Hawaii
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2-10-1974 Tanoai Reed, American stunt performer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii Tanoai Reed (born February 10,
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2-9-1885 1st Japanese arrive in Hawaii On February 9, 1885, about 900 Japanese immigrants arrived in
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2-5-1897 1st showing of a motion picture in Hawaii at the Hawaiian Opera House It
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2-4-1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 2-4-1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-84,
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2-3-1907 James A. Michner, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, American author (Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii) James
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2-02-1974 David Buck, kayak (alternate-Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii: Today in History 1/30
1-30-1965 Julie McCullough, playmate (Feb 86)/actress (Growing Pains), born in Honolulu, Hawaii Julie Michelle McCullough
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1-29-1891 Liliuokalani is proclaimed Queen of Hawaii, its last monarch Following the death of her
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1-28-1986 Ellison S Onizuka, Hawaii, Mjr USAF/ast, dies in Challenger disaster Ellison Shoji Onizuka (鬼塚
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1-27-1926 Troy Donahue, American actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye), born in NYC, New York
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1-25-1941 Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity
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1-23-1859 Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii begins an eruption that lasts 300 days On 23rd
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1-22-1968 Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaiian swimmer (Olympics 3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24), dies at 77 Duke
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1-21-1813 Pineapple introduced to Hawaii (or 01/11?) The pineapple, long a symbol of Hawaii, did
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1-20-1891 David Kalakaua, emperor of Hawaii, dies Kalākaua (November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891),
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1-18-1778 Captain James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) On January 18, 1778, the English explorer