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

 Today is Thursday  June 17, 2004.
 This is the 169th day of the year, there are 197 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1917 Byron Raymond White            84th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE  
    In 1933 Guy Hunt                          56th Governor of Alabama
    In 1897 Sumner Sewall                     53rd Governor of Maine
    In 1858 Eben Sumner Draper                 47th Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1909 Elmer Lee Andersen                 30th Governor of Minnesota
    In 1830 Jeremiah McLain Rusk               15th Governor of Wisconsin
    In 1239 Edward I, king of England (1272-1307)
    In 1703 John Wesley, cofounder of Methodist movement
    In 1742 William Hooper, signer of Declaration of Independence
    In 1818 Charles Gounod, composer
    In 1870 George Cormack, the inventor of "Wheaties" cereal.
    In 1882 Igor Stravinsky, has the rite of spring
    In 1914 John Hersey, author (Hiroshima, A Bell for Adano)

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 11, Day 7
    4 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    17 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    78 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    86 Days - U.S. Patriot Day - Sept 11th
    133 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 231 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 616 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 973 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1321 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1985 DISCOVERY,  US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  4:44 AM 10:17 PM
    Republic Day, celebrated in Iceland.
    In 1856 Republican Party opened its first convention in Philadelphia.
    In 1885 Statue of Liberty arrives in NYC aboard French ship "Isere".
    In 1944 Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland.
    In 1947 First around-the-world civil air service leaves New York.
    In 1963 Supreme Court strikes down Lord's Prayer recitation
    In 1971 US returns control of Okinawa to Japanese
    In 1972 Democratic HQ at Watergate is burglarized by the Republicans.
    In 1982 Ronald Reagan delivers "evil empire" speech.
    In 1850  Paddle-wheeler 'G.P. Griffith' burns off Mentor, Ohio
             with the loss of 286 lives.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1852 William King                       1st Governor of Maine
    In 1979 Leverett Saltonstall               58th Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1915 Thomas Jordan Jarvis               43rd Governor of North Carolin
    In 1891 Harrison Ludington                 13th Governor of Wisconsin 
    Matrimony is the root of all evil.

 And remember...
    ITS THURSDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2010! 
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD 
    ** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "TEXAS" State Quarter Jun 1st!
    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!
    Jun 20 - Statehood Day for West Virginia
    Jun 21 - Statehood Day for New Hampshire
    Jun 24 - Death of Grover Cleveland
    Jun 25 - Statehood Day for Virginia
    Jun 28 - Death of President James Madison
    Jul 03 - Statehood Day for Idaho
    Jul 04 - Birthdate for   Pres. Calvin Coolidge      (US) 30
    Jul 04 - Death of President John Adams
    Jul 04 - Death of President Thomas Jefferson
    Jul 04 - Death of President James Monroe
    Jul 06 - Birthdate for   Pres. George W Bush
    Jul 09 - Death of President Zachary Taylor
    Jul 10 - Statehood Day for Wyoming
    Jul 11 - Birthdate for   Pres. John Q Adams         (US) 06
    Jul 14 - Birthdate for   Pres. Gerald R Ford        (US) 38 
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