The history of today DECEMBER 13

	The first cases of bubonic plague have been reported in Hawai'i, The Advertiser reported on Dec. 13, 1899. The story said there had been a mild case reported on Nov. 10, but the news had been kept quiet. The news became public, the paper said, when the bookkeeper of Wing Wo Tai’s general merchandise store on Nu'uanu street died.

1890: The Advertiser reports that King Kalakaua had arrived in San Francisco and was greeted in the harbor with a royal salute of 21 guns. The king held a reception at the Palace Hotel on his arrival.

1941: Rent control is put into effect on O'ahu. The Army says 500 men are urgently needed to work on defense projects. The Army also asks that any shell fragments from the Dec. 7 attack be turned over to police immediately.

1955: A swept-wing Comet III is the first commercial jet to land at Honolulu Airport. The British transport was on an around-the-world test flight. The longest run on its trip, The Advertiser said, was its flight from Fiji to Hawai'i.

1963: Bishop Estate announces that real estate dealers will be told that discriminatory housing practices in Kahala will not be tolerated. The announcement was made in conjunction with the estate’s plan to extend homesite leases to 99 years. It also followed reports that homes there were not sold to non-Caucasians.

1967: Opera star David Poleri and his wife are killed in a helicopter crash on Kaua'i.

1999: Ousted Bishop Estate trustee Henry Peters submits a letter of permanent resignation to the charitable trust.

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