When Meleana Luvu Kaufusi was born on 17 January 1920, in Tonga, her father, Sione Laumasima Nau, was 19 and her mother, Sisilia Pulei Valu, was 21. She married Salesi Palu Lotaki in 1936, in Tongatapu, Tonga. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 30 August 1997, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Efrain, Adan, Alvaro, Ana, Angel, Angelina, Aurelio, Blanca, Caridad, Carolina, Consuelo.
Spanish and Portuguese: probably a nickname from melena, a term denoting a piece of leather placed on the horns of an ox so that the yoke would not harm them, possibly applied to someone in charge of an ox as a draft animal. By extension, melena came to mean ‘mane’ and ‘long hair’, probably applied to someone with long or untidy hair.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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