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The history of today
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1913: Honolulu's first parcel post package was received at the post office for delivery. It was an insured parcel to a Mainland address.
1933: The Honolulu Advertiser publishes front-page editorial that is a plea to save the Royal Hawaiian Band. The Board of Supervisors was proposing to disband it.
1975: A federal jury convicts four former officials of the Nixon administration of conspiracy to obstruct justice in the Watergate cover-up. Former attorney general John Mitchell, and former White House officials John Ehrlichman and H.R. Haldeman are convicted on all charges.
1988: East Honolulu and Windward O'ahu mop up after a New Year's Eve flood that caused an estimated $34 million in damage. Waimanalo got 17 inches of rain in a 24-hour period.










