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

 Today is Sunday  July 11, 2004.
 This is the 193rd day of the year, there are 173 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1767 John Quincy Adams              6th President (US)
    In 1930 M. J. 'Mike' Foster     *CURRENT* 53rd Governor of Louisiana
    In 1835 Albert Pickett Morehouse           27th Governor of Missouri
    In 1895 Earl Wilcox Snell                  23rd Governor of Oregon
    In 1838 Urban Andrain Woodbury             47th Governor of Vermont
    In 1890 John Stewart Battle                61st Governor of Virginia
    In 1931 John Nichols Dalton                68th Governor of Virginia
    In 1867 John Jacob Cornwell                15th Governor of West Virginia
    In 1754 Thomas Bowdler, famous prude, bowdlerized Shakespeare.
    In 1767 John Quincy Adams, 6th President (1825-1829)
    In 1899 E.B. White, writer (Charlotte's Web, The Elements of Style).
    In 1899 Yasonari Kawabata, Japanese novelist (Thousand Cranes)
    In 1920 Yul Brynner, actor (The King and I, The Ten Commandments).

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 2, Day 3
    54 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    62 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    73 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    100 DAYS - U.S. Major League Baseball World Series Begins
    109 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 207 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 592 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 949 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1297 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    General J Early invades Washington D.C.
    National Holiday of the People's Republic of Outer Mongolia.
            (Celebrated mainly in Ulan Bator, yurt capital of Asia)
    In 1533 Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII
    In 1798 US Marine Corps is created by an act of Congress
    In 1804 Burr and Hamilton duel.  Burr won.
    In 1864 Confederate forces, led by Gen J Early, invade Washington DC
    In 1955 USAF Academy dedicated at Lowry AFB in Colorado
    In 1962 Cosmonaut Micolaev set longevity space flight record-4 days
    In 1962 1st transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I).
    In 1977 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King
    In 1979 US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates.
    In 1986 Mary Beth Whitehead christens her surrogate "Baby M", Sara.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1961 Benjamin Sanford Paulen           23rd Governor of Kansas
    In 1801 James Brice                        7th Governor of Maryland
    In 1831 Daniel Martin                     24th & 26th Governor of Marylan
    In 1874 Tod Robinson Caldwell              40th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1879 William Allen                      31st Governor of Ohio
    In 1949 Beauford Halbert Jester            37th Governor of Texas
    The orator speaks, with his flood of words
    and his drop of reason.

 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 
    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 14 - Birthdate for   Pres. Gerald R Ford        (US) 38 
    Jul 23 - Death of President Ulysses S Grant
    Jul 24 - Death of President Martin Van Buren
    Jul 26 - Statehood Day for New York
    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
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