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

 Today is Monday  August 30, 2004.
 This is the 243rd day of the year, there are 123 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1739 George Mathews                    12th Governor of Georgia
    In 1883 Henry Frederick Schricker  36th & 38th Governor of Indiana
    In 1869 Luther Egbert Hall                30th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1893 Huey Pierce Long                  35th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1818 Alexander Hamilton Rice            33rd Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1840 Hazen Stuart Pingree               24th Governor of Michigan
    In 1810 Onslow Stearns                     34th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1820 Hardin Richard Runnels              6th Governor of Texas
    In 1797 Mary Shelley, wrote Frankenstein

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 9, Day 4
    7 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    12 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    23 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    50 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    58 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    62 DAYS - HALLOWEEN
    90 DAYS - THANKSGIVING
    In 2004 157 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 899 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1247 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1983 CHALLENGER, US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED     
    In 1984 DISCOVERY,  US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  6:31 AM 8:28 PM 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:54 AM 7:54 PM
    Zeta Draconid meteor shower, radiant in Draco
    In 1850 Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city.
    In 1979 1st recorded occurrance of a comet hitting the sun (the energy
            released was about equal to 1 million hydrogen bombs).
    In 1983 8th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 3 is launched
    In 1984 12th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 1 is launched
    In 1965  Section of Allalin glacier wipes out construction site at Mattma
             Dam near Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
    In 1974  Express train ran full speed into Zagreb, Yugoslavia's rail
             yards, overturning and killing 153.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1812 George Mathews                    12th Governor of Georgia
    In 1972 Harold Willis Handley             40th Governor of Indiana
    In 1821 John Francis Mercer               12th Governor of Maryland
    In 1880 Robert McClelland                   9th Governor of Michigan
    In 1877 Wilson Shannon              14th & 16th Governor of Ohio
    In 1880 James Wilson Henderson              4th Governor of Texas
    To get ahead and stay ahead, use your head.

 And remember...
    ITS MONDAY
    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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