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

 Today is Thursday  April 29, 2004.
 This is the 120th day of the year, there are 246 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1745 Oliver Ellsworth               3rd U.S.S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE
    In 1767 Caleb Rodney                      14th Governor of Delaware
    In 1839 Marcellus Lovejoy Stearns         10th Governor of Florida
    In 1820 Henry Watkins Allen               18th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1793 Thomas King Carroll               25th Governor of Maryland
    In 1784 Samuel Turell Armstrong            16th Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1941 Toney Anaya                        27th Governor of New Mexico 
    In 1745 Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd chief justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)
    In 1818 Alexander II, tsar of Russia (1855-81)
    In 1830 Adolph Sutro, SF mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels
    In 1854 Henri Poincar‚, French mathematician, astronomer, philosopher
    In 1863 William Randolph Hearst, publisher (SF Examiner, Seattle P-I)
    In 1897 Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
    In 1899 Duke Ellington, musician
    In 1901 Emperor Hirohito of Japan (1926-  )
    In 1907 Movie director Fred Zinnemann
    In 1909 Tom Ewell
    In 1919 Celeste Holm
    In 1922 George Allen Football coach
    In 1932 Alexei A Gubarev, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28)
    In 1933 Rod McKuen, singer, composer, versifier
    In 1936 Zubin Mehta, conductor
    In 1947 Jim Ryun runner
    In 1947 Johnny Miller, golfer
    In 1947 Tommy James, cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver
    In 1955 Kate Mulgrew, Dubuque Iowa

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 4, Day 7
    10 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    10 Days - Mother's Day
    27 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    46 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    47 Days - Father's Day
    53 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    66 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    182 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 280 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 665 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1022 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1985 CHALLENGER, US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    Emperor's Birthday in Japan
    Feast of St Peter of Verona, martyr
    In 1429 Joan of Arc lead Orleans, France, to victory over English
    In 1661 Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan
    In 1715 John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time
    In 1856 peace between England and Russia
    In 1857 US Army, Div Pacific HQ permanently established at Presidio
    In 1861 Md's House of Delegates voted against seceding from Union
    In 1862 New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War
    In 1868 Japanese Natl Day
    In 1894 Coxey's Army arrives in Wash, DC
    In 1900 Casey Jones rode to his death on Cannonball Express
    In 1913 Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patents zipper
    In 1945 America liberates Nazi concentration camp in Dachau Germany
    In 1946 28 former Jap leaders were indicted in Tokyo as war criminals
    In 1957 1st military nuclear power plant dedicated, Fort Belvoir Va
    In 1961 Maryland voted to remain a Yankee state
    In 1965 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die
    In 1971 Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration
    In 1971 Salyut 1, world's 1st space station, launched into earth orbit
    In 1975 Flyers 4-Isles 0 - Semi Finals- Flyers hold 1-0 lead
    In 1982 Nordiques 2-Isles 5 - Semi-Finals- Isles hold 2-0 lead
    In 1985 17th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 7 is launched
    In 1985 Space shuttle Challenger makes 7th flight into orbit
    In 1903  1/2 mile section of limestone slides down Turtle Mountain killin
             trapping 20 miners who dug out 48 hours later. (Frank, Alberta)

 Thought for the day...
    In 1840 Caleb Rodney                      14th Governor of Delaware
    In 1873 William Lewis Sharkey              25th Governor of Mississippi 
    In 1839 Duncan McArthur                    11th Governor of Ohio
    In 1877 William Gannaway Brownlow          21st Governor of Tennessee
    A food is not necessarily essential just because your child
    hates it.

 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 
    ** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "Florida" State Quarter Mar 29th!
    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!
    Apr 30 - Statehood Day for Louisiana
    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
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