TODAY  Version 3.7   06/24/94       Copyright 1986, 1994  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Tuesday  October 4, 2005.
 This is the 277th day of the year, there are 88 days left.

 On this day...
    In 1777 The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that
            grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great
            confusion.  Americans firing at each other contributed to
            the loss of the battle.
    In 1869 A great storm struck New England.  The storm reportedly
            was predicted twelve months in advance by a British
            officer named Saxby.  Heavy rains and high floods plagued
            all of New England, with strong winds and high tides over
            New Hampshire and Maine.  Canton CT was deluged with
            12.35 inches of rain.
    In 1969 Denver CO received 9.6 inches of snow.  October of that
            year proved to be the coldest and snowiest of record for
            Denver, with a total snowfall for the month of
            31.2 inches.
    In 1986 Excessive flooding was reported along the Mississippi
            River and all over the Midwest, from Ohio to the Milk
            River in Montana.  In some places it was the worst
            flooding of record. During heavy rains, a motorist was
            killed near Rankin, Texas after her car was swept over
            a mile through rushing water.
    In 1987 A storm brought record snows to the northeastern U.S.
            Snowfall totals ranged up to 21 inches at North
            Springfield VT.  It was the earliest snow of record for
            some locations.  The storm claimed 17 lives, in central
            New York State injured 332 persons, and in Vermont caused
            seventeen million dollars damage.  The six inch snow at
            Albany NY was their earliest measurable snow in 117 years
            of records. Southern California continued to "shake and
            bake". An earthquake was reported during the morning, the
            second in a matter of days, and during the afternoon,
            temperatures soared well above 100 degrees.  Highs of 100
            degrees at San Francisco, and 108 degrees at Los Angeles
            and Santa Maria, were October records.  San Luis Obispo
            was the hot spot in the nation with a high of 111 degrees.
    In 1988 Temperatures dipped below freezing in the north central
            U.S.  Five cities in North Dakota and Nebraska reported
            record low temperatures for the date, including Bismarck
            ND with a reading of 17 degrees above zero.  Low pressure
            brought snow and sleet to parts of Upper Michigan.
    In 1989 Unseasonably cold weather continued in the north central
            U.S., with freezing temperatures reported across much of
            the area from eastern North Dakota to Michigan and
            northwest Ohio.  Thirteen cities reported record low
            temperatures for the date, including Saint Cloud MN,
            which was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low
            of 19 degrees.

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