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

 Today is Sunday  August 1, 2004.
 This is the 214th day of the year, there are 152 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1807 Robert McClelland                   9th Governor of Michigan
    In 1833 Gilbert Carlton Walker             41st Governor of Virginia
    In 1770 William Clark, explored Pacific Northwest with Lewis.
    In 1779 Francis Scott Key, wrote the 'Star-Spangled Banner'.
    In 1815 Richard Henry Dana, spent 2 years before the mast.

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 5, Day 3
    In 1876 Colorado,          38th state in the Union    (FLAG)
    12 Days until FRIDAY THE 13TH
    1 Day - Next Sunset for Barrow, Alaska - Most Northern U.S. City
    33 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    41 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    52 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    79 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    87 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    91 DAYS - HALLOWEEN
    In 2004 186 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 571 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 928 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1276 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:35 AM 9:35 PM 
    In 1291 Everlasting League forms, the basis of the Swiss Confederation
    In 1790 First U.S. Census
    In 1794 Whisky Rebellion
    In 1852 Black Methodists establish 1st black SF church, Zion Methodist
    In 1901 Burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited.
    In 1946 President Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission.
    In 1953 California introduces its Sales Tax (for Education).
    In 1958 First Class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years
    In 2000 In 19 Innings, Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox 5-4 on
            on the Safeco Field in Seattle, Wash
    Confederation Day, celebrated in Switzerland

 Thought for the day...
    In 1920 J. Franklin Hanly                 26th Governor of Indiana
    In 1904 Robert Emory Pattison       19th & 21st Governor of Pennsylvania 
    In 1865 Byron Diman                        33rd Governor of Rhode Island
    God gives us relatives; thank God we can choose our friends.

 And remember...
    ITS SUNDAY
    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!
    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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