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

 Today is Thursday  July 1, 2004.
 This is the 183rd day of the year, there are 183 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1908 Wesley H. Bolin                   19th Governor of Arizona  
    In 1856 George W. Donaghey                27th Governor of Arkansas
    In 1784 Joseph Marshall Walker            14th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1766 Samuel Dinsmoor                    16th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1839 William P. Lord                     9th Governor of Oregon
    In 1927 Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn     51st Governor of Tennessee
    "Wolfman Jack", a howling success in radio
    In 1646 Gottfried W Leibnitz, mathematician-philosopher
    In 1804 George Sand, French Romantic novelist (Valentine, Le Figaro).
    In 1853 Cecil John Rhodes, South African politician, diamond merchant.
    In 1916 Olivia DeHaviland, actress, in Tokyo, (Robin Hood)
    In 1941 Twyla Tharp, choreographer
    In 1952 Dan Akroyd, comedian, actor (Saturday Night Live)
    In 1961 Lady Diana Frances Spencer 

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 13, Day 7
    3 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    64 Days - U.S. Labor Day
    72 Days - U.S. Patriot Day
    83 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Autumn
            Southern Hemisphere  its Spring
    119 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 217 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 602 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 959 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1307 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1997 COLUMBIA,    ????
    Dominion Day -- Canada
    In 1535 Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason
    In 1847 1st adhesive US postage stamps go on sale
    In 1850 At least 626 ships lying at anchor around San Francisco Bay.
    In 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, PA - Lee's northward advance halted.
    In 1867 Dominion of Canada formed.
    In 1873 Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province.
    In 1898 Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill.
    In 1899 SF City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building
    In 1919 First Class Postage DROPS to 2 cents from 3 cents.
    In 1941 1st TV licenses granted: W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) & WCBW (CBS), New York
    In 1943 first automatic withholding tax from paychecks
    In 1944 Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing world-wide
            financial systems (like the IMF and the World Bank).
    In 1960 Ghana becomes a republic.
    In 1960 Italian Somalia gains independence, unites with Somali Republic.
    In 1962 Burundi & Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days).
    In 1966 Medicare goes into effect.
    In 1968 US, Britain, USSR & 58 nations sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Trea
    In 1969 Charles Philip Arthur George invested as the Prince of Wales
    In 1971 Golden Gate Bridge is paid off, so why is there still a toll?
    In 1982 Kosmos 1383, 1st search and rescue satellite, launched.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1819 Levin Winder                      18th Governor of Maryland
    In 1842 Thomas Ward Veazey                29th Governor of Maryland
    In 1996 William Thomas Cahill              63rd Governor of New Jersey
    In 1838 Andrew Pickens                     18th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1927 Charles Winslow Gates              57th Governor of Vermont
    It`s clever, but is it art?

 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  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
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