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

 Today is Tuesday  June 15, 2004.
 This is the 167th day of the year, there are 199 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1836 George L. Shoup .                  1st Governor of Idaho
    In 1882 Morgan Foster Larson               54th Governor of New Jersey
    In 1932 Mario M. Cuomo                     56th Governor of New York
    In 1898 J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.             63rd Governor of Virginia
    In 1870 Ernest Lister                       8th Governor of Washington
    In 1330 Edward, the Black Prince
    In 1843 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 11, Day 5
    In 1836 Arkansas,          25th state in the Union    (FLAG)
    6 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    19 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    80 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    88 Days - U.S. Patriot Day - Sept 11th
    135 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 233 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 618 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 975 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1323 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2075 9000 Days until Mardi Gras 2100
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  4:45 AM 10:16 PM
    In 1215 King John reluctantly signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede.
    In 1520 The pope threatens to toss Luther out of the Catholic Church.
    In 1664 The state of New Jersey is founded.
    In 1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning, shocking!
    In 1775 Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the American Army.
    In 1836 Arkansas becomes 25th state
    In 1844 Goodyear patents the process for vulcanization of rubber.
    In 1846 Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49ø North.
    In 1878 First attempt at motion pictures(using 12 cameras, each taking
            one picture (to see if all 4 horse's hooves leave the ground
            during a gallop.  Leland Stanford bet they didn't.  He lost).
    In 1919 First flight across Atlantic (Alcock and Brown).
    In 1940 France surrenders to Hitler.
    In 1951 First commercial electronic computer dedicated in Philadelphia.
    In 1975 Soyuz 19 launched
    In 1977 Spain's first free elections since 1936.
    In 1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days.
    In 1982 Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat.
    In 1991 Mt Pinatubo, Philippines erupts: 20 million tons of sulfur
            dioxide will slightly cool the earth for several years.
    In 1896  Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on the beach at Sanriku, Japan.
             27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed.
    In 1904  Side-wheeler 'General Slocum' burns in New York's East River
             with the loss of 1,031 lives.
    In 1972  Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel caused crash of 2 trains,
             inside the tunnel, killing 107. (Soissons, France)

 Thought for the day...
    In 1849 James K. Polk                 17th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1935 Edwin Porch Morrow                40th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1991 Albert Benjamin Chandler   44th & 49th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1978 Frederick George Payne            55th Governor of Maine
    In 1882 William Dennison, Jr.              24th Governor of Ohio 
    In 1849 James K. Polk                      11th Governor of Tennessee 
    In 1993 John B. Connally, Jr.              40th Governor of Texas
    In 1824 Paul Brigham                        4th Governor of Vermont 
    In 1925 Emanuel Lorenz Philipp             23rd Governor of Wisconsin  
    In 1849 James K. Polk            Died   11th US President
    Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.

 And remember...
    ITS TUESDAY
    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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