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

 Today is Friday  May 7, 2004.
 This is the 128th day of the year, there are 238 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1838 George Edward Lounsbury           42nd Governor of Connecticut
    In 1833 James Stoddard Boynton            45th Governor of Georgia
    In 1848 Edwin Warfield                    50th Governor of Maryland
    In 1848 William Joel Stone                 29th Governor of Missouri     
    In 1857 William Alexander MacCorkle         9th Governor of West Virginia
    In 1833 Johannes Brahms, enjoyed a good lullaby.
    In 1840 Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, composer.
    In 1901 Gary Cooper, actor in 'High Noon' and 'The Plainsman'.
    In 1909 Edwin Land, founded instant photography (Polaroid)

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 6, Day 1
    2 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City 
    2 Days - Mother's Day
    19 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    38 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    39 Days - Father's Day
    45 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    58 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    174 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 272 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 657 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1014 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1992 ENDEAVOUR,  US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    In 1824 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony presented for first time.
    In 1927 San Francisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated.
    In 1945 World War II ends in Europe.
    In 1963 Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles).
    In 1840  Side-wheeler 'Hinds' founders in Mississippi, killing 400.
    In 1840  Greatest storm disaster of pre-Civil War U.S. occurs when tornad
             strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing more than 300.
    In 1902  Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent, West Indies kills 2-5,000.
    In 1915  S.S. Lusitania torpedoed by German sub, killing 1,198.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1873 Salmon P. Chase                6th U.S.S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE
    In 1968 Lurleen Burns Wallace             50th Governor of Alabama
    In 1895 Robert Stockton Green              35th Governor of New Jersey
    In 1873 Salmon P. Chase                    23rd Governor of Ohio
    In 1941 Sam R Henderson        Oklahoma Highway Trooper Killed on Duty
    There is as much greatness in acknowledging a good turn,
    as there is in doing it.

 And remember...
    ITS FRIDAY
    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  Texas
    In 2005, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Oregon
    In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Colorado
    In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Idaho
    In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Arizona
    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!
    May 08 - Birthdate for   Pres. Harry S Truman       (US)
    May 11 - Statehood Day for Minnesota
    May 23 - Statehood Day for South Carolina
    May 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. John F Kennedy       (US) 35
    May 29 - Statehood Day for Rhode Island
    May 29 - Statehood Day for Wisconsin
    Jun 01 - Statehood Day for Kentucky
    Jun 01 - Statehood Day for Tennessee
    Jun 01 - Death of President James Buchanan
    Jun 03 - Birthdate for   Pres. Jefferson Davis      (CS) 01
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