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

 Today is Friday  July 2, 2004.
 This is the 184th day of the year, there are 182 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1908 Thurgood Marshall              86th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1939 Michael N. Castle                 60th Governor of Delaware
    In 1824 Cyrus Gray Luce                    21st Governor of Michigan
    In 1877 William A. Comstock                33rd Governor of Michigan
    In 1939 John Henry Sununu                  80th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1912 Edwin L. Mechem                    15th & 17th & 19th Governor of
    In 1903 Charles Poletti                    50th Governor of New York
    In 1909 Ralph E. Herseth                   21st Governor of South Dakota
    In  419 Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55).
    In 1877 Hermann Hesse, Swiss novelist, poet (Steppenwolf) (Nobel 1946).
    In 1906 Hans Bethe, physicist (Nobel 1967), peace worker.

 On this day...
    3rd Quarter, Week 1, Day 1
    2 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    63 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    71 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    82 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    118 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 216 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 601 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 958 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1306 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2064 13000 Days until Mardi Gras 2100
    Midpoint of the year (noon, or following midnight in leap year)
    In 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act prohibits industrial monopolies.
    In 1900 first flight of a Zeppelin (the LZ-1).
    In 1926 US Army Air Corps created
    In 1937 Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan disappear over the Pacific Ocean
    In 1957 1st submarine built to fire guided missiles launched,
"Grayback"
    In 1964 President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.
    In 1976 Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual
    In 1985 Proto is launched on its way to Halley's Comet

 Thought for the day...
    In 1917 William Henry Moody            53rd U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1868 William Grason                    30th Governor of Maryland
    In 1934 Henry Hollis Horton                41st Governor of Tennessee 
    In 1924 William Henry Upham                18th Governor of Wisconsin
    It is far better to be deceived
    than to be undeceived by those we love.

 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  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 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 
    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
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