The history of today
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1884: Princess Kekaulike, governess of the island of Hawai'i and sister of Queen Kapi'olani, dies at age 40.
1916: Pacific Commercial Advertiser reports a measles epidemic is sweeping the Islands
1932: The body of Joseph Kahahawai, one of the Massie case defendants, is found wrapped in a sheet in the backseat of an automobile near Hanauma Bay.
1983: The lave flow from Kilauea Volcano's eruption begins edging close to populated areas of lower Puna. Royal Gardens is ordered evacuated.
1987: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 2,000 for the first time.
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