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

 Today is Thursday  May 6, 2004.
 This is the 127th day of the year, there are 239 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1808 William Strong                36th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE 
    In 1862 Jeff Davis                        23rd Governor of Arkansas
    In 1813 Alonzo Garcelon                   31st Governor of Maine
    In 1834 David Harvey Goodell               45th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1920 Robert William Straub              31st Governor of Oregon
    Daniel Gerber, beloved by babies at mealtime
    In 1818 Karl Marx, forgot human nature
    In 1856 Sigmund Freud, insecure cigar smoker
    In 1870 A.P. Giannini, founder of Bank of America.
    In 1895 Rudolph Valentino, sheik
    In 1915 Orson Welles, citizen and observer of Martians
    In 1931 The 'Say Hey Kid', Willie Mays

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 5, Day 7
    3 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    3 Days - Mother's Day
    20 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    39 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    40 Days - Father's Day
    46 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    59 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    175 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 273 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 658 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1015 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1851 Patent granted to Dr. John Farrie for a "refrigeration machine"
    In 1860 The Olympic Club, 1st athletic club in US, founded in SF.
    In 1942 U.S. forces on Corregidor surrender to the Japanese
    In 1853  1st major U.S. rail disaster killed 46 when a New Haven passenge
             ran through an open drawbridge. (Norwalk, Connecticut)
    In 1937  'Hindenburg' crashes at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36.
    In 1975  Early warnings provided by REACT (ham radio operators) mean only
             3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1984 William Allen Egan           1st & 4th Governor of Alaska
    In 1938 William Kavanaugh Oldham          29th Governor of Arkansas 
    In 1860 Littleton W. Tazewell              25th Governor of Virginia 
    No really great man every thought himself so.

 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 
    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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