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

 Today is Friday  July 30, 2004.
 This is the 212nd day of the year, there are 154 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1947 Arnold Schwarzenegger  *Current*  38th Governor of California
    In 1924 Hugh Gallen                        78th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1832 George Lemuel Woods                 3rd Governor of Oregon
    In 1843 William Hodges Mann                51st Governor of Virginia
    In 1812 Harrison Ludington                 13th Governor of Wisconsin
    In 1818 Emily Bront‰, English novelist (Wuthering Heights).
    In 1863 Henry Ford, began automobile revolution
    In 1889 Vladimir Zworykin, co-inventor of television
    In 1909 C. Northcote Parkinson, naval historian.

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 5, Day 1
    35 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    43 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    54 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    81 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    90 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 188 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 573 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 930 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1278 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:31 AM 9:39 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:29 AM 8:30 PM 
    Delta Aquarid meteor shower, radiant in Aquarius.
    The start of the Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California.
    In 1619 The House of Burgesses in Virginia is formed.  1st elective
            governing body in a British colony.
    In 1836 1st English newspaper published in Hawaii.
    In 1946 1st rocket to attain 100-mile altitude, White Sands, NM
    In 1956 Motto of US "In God We Trust" authorized
    In 1971 US Apollo 15 lands on Mare Imbrium.
    In 1980 Vanuatu (then New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain, Fran
    In 1983 STS-8 3rd flight of Challenger. 1st night launch & land.
    In 1984 STS-14 first flight of the shuttle Discovery.
    In 1998 In 17 innings, Seattle Mariners defeated Cleveland Indians
             being the longest game for the Mariners at the Kingdome    Stadi
    In 1870  Staten Island ferry 'Westfield' burns, killing 100.
    In 1971  Japanese F86 Sabrejet collides with All-Nippon Airways 727
             at 20,000 feet. Killing all 162 aboard. (Morioha, Japan)

 Thought for the day...
    In 1908 James Herbert Budd                19th Governor of California
    In 1869 Isaac Toucey                      17th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1926 Albert B. Cummins                 18th Governor of Iowa    
    In 1927 Edmond Favor Noel                  37th Governor of Mississippi
    In 1928 John Christopher Cutler             2nd Governor of Utah 
    In 1986 John Nichols Dalton                68th Governor of Virginia
    Public speaking takes a two minute idea,
    and a two hour vocabulary.

 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 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
    Aug 27 - Birthdate for   Pres. Lyndon B Johnson     (US) 36
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