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

 Today is Wednesday  August 11, 2004.
 This is the 224th day of the year, there are 142 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1807 David Rice Atchison     1st Acting President (US)
    In 1930 William Atchinson O'Neill         68th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1884 M. Clifford Townsend              35th Governor of Indiana
    In 1911 William Henry Avery               37th Governor of Kansas
    In 1869 Earl LeRoy Brewer                  38th Governor of Mississippi  
    In 1854 Robert Brodnax Glenn               50th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1865 Gifford Pinchot             29th & 31st Governor of Pennsylvania
    In 1847 Benjamin Ryan Tillman              56th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1912 George Bell Timmerman, Jr.         78th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1859 Heber Manning Wells                 1st Governor of Utah
    In 1846 James Hoge Tyler                   48th Governor of Virginia
    In 1844 Emanuel Willis Wilson               7th Governor of West Virginia
    In 1902 Lloyd Nolan, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)
    In 1921 Alex Haley, American author (Roots)
    In 1950 Steve Wozniak, cofounded Apple Computer

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 6, Day 6
    2 Days until FRIDAY THE 13TH
    23 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    31 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    42 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    69 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    77 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    81 DAYS - HALLOWEEN
    In 2004 176 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 561 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 918 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1266 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1962 VOSTOK 3,                       LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:54 AM 9:14 PM 
    Kappa Cygnid meteor shower, radiant in Cygnus
    Perseid meteor shower, radiant in Cassiopeia
    In 1877 Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Deimos
    In 1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th homer
    In 1933 Temp. hits 58øC (136øF) at San Luis Potos¡, Mex. (world record)
    In 1772  Explosive eruption blows 4,000 feet off the summit of Papandayan
             Java, killing more than 3,000.
    In 1974  Head-on collision between two buses killed 21. (Ankara, Turkey)

 Thought for the day...
    In 1798 Joshua Clayton                     1st Governor of Delaware
    In 1875 William Alexander Graham           30th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1955 Clarence Daniel Martin             11th Governor of Washington
    Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.

 And remember...
    ITS WEDNESDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2010! 
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD 
    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!
    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
    Aug 27 - Birthdate for   Pres. Lyndon B Johnson     (US) 36
    Sep 09 - Statehood Day for California
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