James Wood Bush (c. 1844 – 1906) was an American Union Navy sailor
of British and Native Hawaiian descent. He was among a group of more
than one hundred Native Hawaiian and Hawaii-born combatants in the Civil
War, at a time when the Kingdom of Hawaii was still an independent
nation. Enlisting in the Union Navy in 1864, Bush served as a sailor
aboard the USS Vandalia (depiction shown) and the captured Confederate
vessel USS Beauregard, which maintained the blockade of the ports of
the Confederacy. He was discharged from service in 1865 after an injury,
which developed into a chronic condition in later life. Returning to
Hawaii in 1877, he worked as a government tax collector and road
supervisor for the island of Kauai, where he settled down. After the
annexation of Hawaii to the United States, Bush was recognized for his
military service, and in 1905 was granted a government pension for the
injuries he received in the Navy.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wood_Bush>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1866:
German composer Max Bruch conducted the premiere of his first
violin concerto, which later became his most famous work.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No._1_%28Bruch%29>
1913:
The Woolworth Building in New York City officially opened; at
the time, it was the tallest building in the world, with a height of
792 ft (241 m).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworth_Building>
1965:
Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions
following a military coup of the democratically elected government of
President Juan Bosch two years earlier.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Civil_War>
1990:
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard STS-31 by Space
Shuttle Discovery.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
loath:
1. Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
2. (obsolete) Angry, hostile.
3. (obsolete) Loathsome, unpleasant.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loath>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
From all evil against which the law bars you, you should be
barred, at an infinite distance, by honour, by conscience, and nobility.
Does the law require patriotism, philanthropy, self-abnegation, public
service, purity of purpose, devotion to the needs of others who have
been placed in the world below you? The law is a great thing, —
because men are poor and weak, and bad. And it is great, because where
it exists in its strength, no tyrant can be above it. But between you
and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak
to me of honour, of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they require
of you.
--Anthony Trollope
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anthony_Trollope>