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

 Today is Saturday  July 31, 2004.
 This is the 213rd day of the year, there are 153 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1863 Sidney Johnston Catts             21st Governor of Florida
    In 1919 William Quinn                      1st Governors of Hawaii  
    In 1779 William Durkee Williamson          2nd Governor of Maine  
    In 1945 William Floyd Weld                 71st Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1925 John B. Swainson                   42nd Governor of Michigan
    In 1867 Joseph Moore Dixon                  7th Governor of Montana
    In 1826 George Hoadly                      36th Governor of Ohio
    In 1850 Robert Love Taylor          28th & 31st Governor of Tennessee
    In 1841 Herman Melville, American author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd).
    In 1912 Milton Friedman, economist.

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 5, Day 2
    34 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    42 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    53 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    80 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    89 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    88 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 187 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 572 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 929 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1277 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1992 ATLANTIS,   US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:33 AM 9:37 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:30 AM 8:30 PM 
    Delta Aquarid meteor shower, radiant in Aquarius.
    In 1498 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad.
    In 1588 English fleet attacks Spanish armada
    In 1790 1st US Patent granted (for a potash process).
    In 1948 President Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), NY
    In 1964 Ranger 7 transmits the 1st lunar close-up photos before impact
    In 1970 Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ending 'Huntley-Brinkley Report'
            (No more "Goodnight, David", "Goodnight, Chet")
    In 1973  Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston,
             killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months la

 Thought for the day...
    In 1910 John G. Carlisle              35th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1881 Gove Saulsbury                    32nd Governor of Delaware
    In 1969 Charles Edison                     58th Governor of New Jersey
    In 1949 John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus  57th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1875 Andrew Johnson              17th & 19th Governor of Tennessee 
    In 1875 Andrew Johnson           Died   17th US President
    In 1875 Andrew Johnson           Died   16th Vice President (US)
    All work and no play makes jack.  And lots of it.

 And remember...
    ITS SATURDAY
    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!
    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
    Aug 27 - Birthdate for   Pres. Lyndon B Johnson     (US) 36
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