TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Friday  July 23, 2004.
 This is the 205th day of the year, there are 161 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1865 Edward Terry Sanford           64th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE  
    In 1936 Anthony McLeod Kennedy 1988-   93rd U.S.S.C. JUSTICE  
    In 1867 Simeon Selby Pennewill            44th Governor of Delaware
    In 1857 William Titcomb Cobb              41st Governor of Maine
    In 1848 John Ezra Rickards                  2nd Governor of Montana
    In 1903 George Theodore Mickelson          18th Governor of South Dakota
    In 1827 Roswell Farnham                    40th Governor of Vermont
    In 1834 James Cardinal Gibbons
    In 1892 Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74).

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 4, Day 1
    42 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    50 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    61 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    88 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    97 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 195 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 580 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 937 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1285 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1999 COLUMBIA,   US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:19 AM 9:52 PM 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:24 AM 8:36 PM 
    National Day, in Egypt.
    In 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt.
    In 1829 the typewriter is patented.
    In 1904 the Ice Cream Cone is invented.
    In 1937 Isolation of the pituitary hormone is announced.
    In 1962 first live TV broadcast between the US and Europe (via Telstar)
    In 1968 the PLO's first hijacking of an EL AL plane
    In 1972 ERTS 1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) later called
            LANDSAT, is launched to start its multi-spectral scans of Earth
    In 1980 Soyuz 37 ferries 2 cosmonauts (1 Vietnamese) to Salyut 6.
    In 1964  Egyptian munition ship 'Star of Alexandria' explodes at dockside
             in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1800 John Rutledge                  2nd U.S.S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE
    In 1800 John Rutledge                  3rd U.S.S.C. JUSTICE  
    In 1799 Elisha Lawrence                     2nd Governor of New Jersey
    In 1845 Othneil Looker                      5th Governor of Ohio 
    In 1800 John Rutledge                       1st Governor of South Carolin
    In 1885 Ulysses S Grant          Died   18th US President
    All who would win joy must share it, happiness was born a twin.

 And remember...
    ITS FRIDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2010! 
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD 
    In 2004, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Iowa
    In 2005, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Kansas
    In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  North Dakota
    In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Wyoming
    In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Alaska
    All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
    Atlantis    U.S. Space Shuttle launch time unknown!
    Endeavour   U.S. Space Shuttle launch time unknown!
    Discovery   U.S. Space Shuttle may launch in March\April 2005!
    Jul 24 - Death of President Martin Van Buren
    Jul 26 - Statehood Day for New York
    Jul 31 - Death of President Andrew Johnson
    Aug 01 - Statehood Day for Colorado
    Aug 02 - Death of President Warren G Harding
    Aug 10 - Statehood Day for Missouri
    Aug 10 - Birthdate for   Pres. Herbert Hoover       (US) 31
    Aug 19 - Birthdate For   Pres. William J Clinton    (US) 42
    Aug 20 - Birthdate for   Pres. Benjamin Harrison    (US) 23
    Aug 21 - Statehood Day for Hawaii
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