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

 Today is Wednesday  January 7, 2004.
 This is the 7th day of the year, there are 359 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1800 Millard Fillmore              13th President (US)
    In 1800 Millard Fillmore              12th Vice President (US)
    In 1910 Orval Eugene Faubus               43rd Governor of Arkansas
    In 1926 Claude R. Kirk, Jr.               35th Governor of Florida 
    In 1892 Dwight Willard Burney              33rd Governor of Nebraska
    In 1786 William C. Bouck                   15th Governor of New York
    In 1933 Richard Francis Kneip              25th Governor of South Dakota
    In 1899 J. Bracken Lee                      9th Governor of Utah
    In 1800 Millard Fillmore, 13th President (1850-1853)
    In 1911 Butterfly McQueen, actress (Gone with the Wind)
    In 1935 Valeri N. Kubasov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 6, 36, Apollo-Soyuz)
    In 1942 Vasili Alexeyev, world champion weight-lifter

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 1, Day 7
    74 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    89 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    07 DAYS - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX NEW YEAR
    26 Days - GroundHog Day
    27 DAYS - U.S. National League Football Super Bowl 
    38 Days - Valentine's Day
    69 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    16 Days - Next Sunrise for Barrow, Alaska - Most Northern U.S. Ci
    In 2004 43 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 393 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 778 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1135 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1968 SURVEYOR 7, US SPACE ROCKET
    In 1558 Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French
    In 1610 Galileo discovers 1st 3 moons of Jupiter, Io, Europa & Ganymede
    In 1714 The typewriter is patented (it was built years later)
    In 1785 1st balloon flight across the English Channel.
    In 1822 Liberia colonized by Americans
    In 1929 "Tarzan", one of the first adventure comic strips appears.
    In 1963 First Class postage raised from 4 cents to 5 cents.
    In 1968 First Class postage raised from 5 cents to 6 cents.
    In 1608  Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
    In 1950  Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, killing 41
             patients. (Davenport, Iowa)
    In 1972  Iberian Airlines flight crashed into 800-foot-peak on island
             of Ibiza, killing 104.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1937 Charles Henderson                 38th Governor of Alabama
    In 2000 Robert Berkey Crosby               30th Governor of Nebraska 
    In 1965 Henry Simpson Johnston              7th Governor Of Oklahoma
    In 1890 George Lemuel Woods                 3rd Governor of Oregon 
    In 1855 David Johnson                      34th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1970 Ransome Judson Williams            75th Governor of South Carolin
    Whatever advice you give, be brief.

 And remember...
    ITS WEDNESDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2009!
    U.S. National Alert Status is HIGH - ORANGE LEVEL      4TH
    In 2004, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Michigan
    In 2005, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  California
    In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Nevada
    In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Montana
    In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Oklahoma
    All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
    Atlantis    U.S. Space Shuttle may launch in Sept\Octo 2004!
    Endeavour   U.S. Space Shuttle launch time unknown!
    Discovery   U.S. Space Shuttle may launch in Nov. 2004!
    Jan 09 - Statehood Day for Connecticut
    Jan 09 - Birthdate for   Pres. Richard M Nixon      (US)
    Jan 17 - Death of President John Tyler
    Jan 17 - Death of President Rutherford B Hayes
    Jan 22 - Death of President Lyndon B Johnson
    Jan 26 - Statehood Day for Michigan
    Jan 29 - Statehood Day for Kansas
    Jan 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. William McKinley     (US)
    Jan 30 - Birthdate for   Pres. Franklin D Roosevelt (US)
    Feb 03 - Death of President Woodrow Wilson
    Feb 06 - Statehood Day for Massachusetts
    Feb 06 - Birthdate for   Pres. Ronald Reagan        (US)
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