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

 Today is Monday  July 26, 2004.
 This is the 208th day of the year, there are 158 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1730 George Clinton                 4th Vice President (US)
    In 1914 Cecil Farris Bryant               33rd Governor of Florida
    In 1902 Roger D. Branigin                 42nd Governor of Indiana
    In 1865 Frederick W. Plaisted             43rd Governor of Maine
    In 1849 William Rush Merriam               11th Governor of Minnesota
    In 1861 James Kimble Vardaman              36th Governor of Mississippi
    In 1801 Noah Martin                        25th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1739 George Clinton                      1st & 3rd Governor of New Yor
    In 1854 Aram J. Pothier             65th & 69th Governor of Rhode Island
    In 1856 George Bernard Shaw, dramatist (Pygmalion) (Nobel 1925) in Dublin
    In 1875 Carl Jung, founded analytic psychology.
    In 1894 Aldous Huxley, author (Brave New World).
    In 1928 Stanley Kubrick, director (2001, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange)
    In 1943 Mick Jagger, never gathers moss

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 4, Day 4
    In 1788 New York,          11th state in the Union    (FLAG)
    39 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    47 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    58 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    85 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    94 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 192 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 577 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 934 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1282 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1971 APOLLO 15,  US SPACE CAPSULE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:24 AM 9:46 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:26 AM 8:34 PM 
    Delta Aquarid meteor shower, radiant in Aquarius.
    The start of the Black-Eyed Peas Jamboree in Athens, Texas
    Independence Day, celebrated in Liberia.
    In 1775 Benjamin Franklin becomes the first Postmaster General.
    In 1847 Liberia gains its independence.
    In 1887 first book published in Esperanto.  Not a hit.
    In 1908 Federal Bureau of Investigation established
    In 1947 Department of Defense established
    In 1953 Fidel Castro begins revolution against Batista
    In 1953 Korean War Armistice is signed.
    In 1956 Egypt seizes the Suez Canal
    In 1957 USSR launchs 1st intercontinental multi-stage ballistic missle.
    In 1963 US launches Syncom 2, the first geosynchronous satellite
    In 1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day).
    In 1971 US launches Apollo 15 to the Moon
    In 1982 Canada's Anik D1 comsat launched by US delta rocket.
    In 1964  Passenger train from Povoa de Varzin, Portugal derailed near
             Oporto, killing 94 and injuring 78.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1834 Jonathan Jennings                  1st Governor of Indiana
    In 1863 John Jordan Crittenden            17th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1995 George W. Romney                   43rd Governor of Michigan
    In 1986 W. Averell Harriman                52nd Governor of New York 
    In 1863 Samuel Houston                      7th Governor of Tennessee 
    In 1863 Samuel Houston                      7th Governor of Texas
    In 1872 Alexander Williams Randall          6th Governor of Wisconsin 
    In 1990 Joseph E Nicolle       Oklahoma Highway Trooper Killed on Duty   
    An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.

 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 
    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
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