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

 Today is Tuesday  August 31, 2004.
 This is the 244th day of the year, there are 122 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1823 Galusha Aaron Grow            28th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1837 Frederick Walker Pitkin            2nd Governor of Colorado
    In 1893 Raymond Earl Baldwin       56th & 58th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1744 John Houstoun                2nd & 7th Governor of Georgia
    In 1795 William Lee Davidson Ewing         5th Governor of Illinois
    In 1891 Martin Sennett Conner              44th Governor of Mississippi
    In 1925 Ted Schwinden                      19th Governor of Montana
    In 1871 James Edward Ferguson              27th Governor of Texas

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 9, Day 5
    6 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    11 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    22 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    49 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    57 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    61 DAYS - HALLOWEEN
    89 DAYS - THANKSGIVING
    In 2004 156 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 898 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1246 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  6:33 AM 8:25 PM 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:55 AM 7:53 PM
    Zeta Draconid meteor shower, radiant in Draco
    In 1842 US Naval Observatory is authorized by an act of Congress
    In 1980 Solidarity Labor Union in Poland is founded.
    In 1977 Aleksandr Fedotov sets world aircraft altitude record of 38.26 km
            (125,524 ft) in a Mikoyan E-266M turbojet
    In 1955 1st sun-powered automobile demonstrated, Chicago, IL
    In 1993 In 22 innings, Minnesota Twins beat Chicago White Sox 5-4, being 
            Major League Baseball game on record at the time!
    In 1772  Hurricane destroyed almost every ship off the coast of Dominica
             in 4 days and nights along with est. 2.5 pounds of sugar.
    In 1886  Charleston, S.C. struck by quake that lasts over 8 minutes.
    In 1954  Hurricane Carol entered U.S. across Long Island causing $461 mil
             in damages.
    In 1968  6,000 die when Richter 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in sm
             villages of northeastern Iran.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1800 John Blair, Jr.                1st U.S.S.C. JUSTICE no birth 
    In 1872 J. Neely Johnson                   4th Governor of California 
    In 1899 Samuel Merrill                     7th Governor of Iowa
    In 1916 John P. St. John                   8th Governor of Kansas
    In 1823 Jesse Franklin                     20th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1938 Joseph McMurray Devine              6th Governor of North Dakota
    In 2000 Matthew S Evans        Oklahoma Highway Trooper Killed on Duty   
    A fool and his money are invited everywhere.

 And remember...
    ITS TUESDAY
    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!
    Sep 09 - Statehood Day for California
    Sep 14 - Death of President William McKinley
    Sep 15 - Birthdate for   Pres. William H Taft       (US) 27 
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