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Alexis Bachelot (1796–1837) was a Roman Catholic priest and first Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands who led the first permanent Catholic mission to the Kingdom of Hawaii. He arrived in Hawaii in 1827, expecting the approval of King Kamehameha II. He learned upon arrival that the king had died and that the new government was hostile towards Catholic missionaries. Bachelot converted and then quietly ministered to a small group of Hawaiians for four years before being deported on the orders of Kaʻahumanu, the Kuhina Nui of Hawaii. Bachelot traveled to California, where he served as an assistant minister. In 1837, having learned of Kaʻahumanu's death and King Kamehameha III's willingness to allow Catholic priests, Bachelot returned to Hawaii, but found that Kamehameha III had changed his mind. Bachelot was removed from the island and confined to a ship for several months. He was freed after the French and British navies imposed a blockade on Honolulu harbor. He later secured passage on a ship to Micronesia, but died en route. His treatment prompted the government of France to dispatch a frigate to Hawaii, an intervention that led to the emancipation of Catholics there.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_Bachelot
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1371:
Robert II became King of Scots as the first monarch of the House of Stewart. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland
1819:
Under the terms of the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sold Florida and other North American territory to the United States for about US$5 million. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams%E2%80%93On%C3%ADs_Treaty
1958:
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli signed a union pact to form the United Arab Republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Republic
1995:
The photos taken by the Corona spy satellite program were declassified under an executive order signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_(satellite)
2011:
New Zealand suffered one of its worst peacetime disasters when a 6.5 ML earthquake struck Christchurch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake
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fugacious: Fleeting, fading quickly, transient. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fugacious
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My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my foes, and, oh, my friends — It gives a lovely light. --Edna St. Vincent Millay https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay