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

 Today is Wednesday  May 5, 2004.
 This is the 126th day of the year, there are 240 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1911 Herschel Celiel Loveless          34th Governor of Iowa
    In 1775 Alexander McNair                    1st Governor of Missouri     
    In 1824 Robert Wilkinson Furnas             3rd Governor of Nebraska
    In 1816 Rodman McCamley Price              24th Governor of New Jersey
    In 1867 Nellie Bly, name became a synonym for female star reporter.

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 5, Day 6
    BONZA BOTTLER DAY -- EXCUSE TO HAVE A PARTY
    4 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    4 Days - Mother's Day
    21 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    40 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    41 Days - Father's Day
    47 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    60 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    176 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 274 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 659 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1016 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1961 FREEDOM 7,  US SPACECRAFT       LAUNCHED
    Cinco de Mayo
    Tango-no-sekku (Boy's Festival) -- Japan
    In 1908 The Great White Fleet arrives in San Francisco.
    In 1949 Council of Europe established.
    In 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (onboard Freedom 7).
    In 1842  City-wide fire burns for over 100 hours. (Hamburg, Germany)
    In 1939  Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky.
    In 1947  Mississippi Vallay flooding only kills 16 but causes $850
             million in damage.
    In 1972  Alitalia DC-8 crashed into Montagna Lungo west of Palermo,
             Sicily in full view of relatives awaiting landing. All 115 die.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1873 James Lawrence Orr            26th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1881 Ansel Briggs                       1st Governor of Iowa
    In 1873 James Lawrence Orr                 45th Governor of South Carolin
    We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

 And remember...
    ITS WEDNESDAY
    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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