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

 Today is Saturday  April 24, 2004.
 This is the 115th day of the year, there are 251 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1784 Peter Vivian Daniel           24th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1799 David Wallace                      6th Governor of Indiana
    In 1948 Paul Cellucci                      72nd Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1783 John Floyd                         24th Governor of Virginia
    In 1944 Jim Geringer                       30th Governor of Wyoming
    In 1620 John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography
    In 1743 Edmund Cartwright, English cleric, invented power loom
    In 1766 Robert Bailey Thomas, founder of Farmer's Almanac
    In 1797 Benjamin Lee Whorf, linguist
    In 1815 Anthony Trollope, England, poet (Barchester Towers)
    In 1845 Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet (Prometheus & Epimetheus) (Nobel 1919)
    In 1903 Mike Michalske, NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers)
    In 1905 Robert Penn Warren, author (All the King's Men)
    In 1934 Shirley MacLaine, actress, mystic, Richmond Va
    In 1936 Jill Ireland, London
    In 1942 Barbra Streisand, Bkln NY, singer/actress/award winner

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 4, Day 2
    15 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    15 Days - Mother's Day
    32 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    51 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    52 Days - Father's Day
    58 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    71 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    187 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2004 285 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 670 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1027 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    Feast of St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, martyr
    In 1704 Boston News Letter 1st American newspaper printed regularly
    In 1792 `La Marseillaise' composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
    In 1800 Library of Congress founded with $5000 allocation
    In 1865 Fire Alarm & Police Telegraph system put into operation
    In 1877 Troops ordered out of N Orleans end North's post-Civil War rule
    In 1897 1st reporter, William Price, assigned to White House
    In 1898 Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cub
    In 1900 Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer
    In 1905 Senators execute a triple play & beat Yankees 4-3
    In 1915 Massacre of Armenians by Turks (Armenian Martyrs Day)
    In 1916 Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins
    In 1917 Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway
    In 1934 Wind gusts reach 372 kph at Mt Washington, NH
    In 1944 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"
    In 1953 Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
    In 1954 1st American civilian pilot wounded in Indo China - PR Holden
    In 1961 JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
    In 1962 MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time:  CA to MA
    In 1962 Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18 strikeout game
    In 1970 China PR launchs 1st satellite transmitting song `East is Red'
    In 1971 Soyuz 10 returns to Earth
    In 1975 Penguins 1-Isles 4 - Quarter Finals- series tied at 3-3
    In 1981 IBM-PC introduced
    In 1993  Tornado hits Tulsa, Ok. Killing 10 

 Thought for the day...
    In 1899 Richard James Oglesby      14th & 16th & 20th Governor of Illinoi
    In 1791 Benjamin Harrison                   4th Governor of Virginia 
    In 1943 John Eugene Osborne                 3rd Governor of Wyoming
    No one is ever old enough to know better.

 And remember...
    ITS SATURDAY
    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 27 - Birthdate for   Pres. Ulysses S Grant      (US)
    Apr 28 - Statehood Day for Maryland
    Apr 28 - Birthdate for   Pres. James Monroe         (US)
    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
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