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

 Today is Saturday  January 31, 2004.
 This is the 31st day of the year, there are 335 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1830 James G. Blaine               31th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1911 Daniel Isaac J. Thornton          32nd Governor of Colorado 
    In 1774 Thomas Ward Veazey                29th Governor of Maryland
    In 1820 William Barrett Washburn           30th Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1953 Mark Schweiker                     46th Governor of Pennsylvania
    In 1941 George Speaker Mickelson           28th Governor of South Dakota
    In 1761 Wilson Cary Nicholas               18th Governor of Virginia
    In 1797 Franz Schubert, composer (Unfinished Symphony)
    In 1830 James G. Blaine, the 'Plumed Knight'.
    In 1872 Zane Gray, American West novelist
    In 1919 Jackie Robinson, 1st black major league baseball player
    In 1923 Normal Mailer, novelist, NYC mayoral candidate (Naked & the Dead)
    In 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands (1980-  )

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 5, Day 3
    1 DAY - U.S. National League Football Super Bowl 
    2 Days - GroundHog Day
    14 Days - Valentine's Day
    45 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    50 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    65 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    71 Days - Easter
    99 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    99 Days - Mother's Day
    In 1999 NFL Super Bowl XXXIII -   Denver 34, Atlanta 19
    In 1993 NFL Super Bowl XXVII      Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
    In 1988 NFL Super Bowl XXII       Washington 42, Denver 10
    In 2004 19 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 369 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 754 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1111 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2004 1460 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 1958 EXPLORER 1, US SATELLITE        LAUNCHED
    In 1971 APOLLO 14,  US SPACE CAPSULE    LAUNCHED
    In 1851 San Francisco Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California, founded.
    In 1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius
    In 1871 Birds fly over the western part of San Francisco in such large
            numbers that they actually darken the sky.
    In 1911 Congress passes resolution naming San Francisco as the site
            of the celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal.
    In 1950 President Truman authorizes production of H-Bomb
    In 1958 James van Allen discovers radiation belt
    In 1958 1st U.S. satellite launched, Explorer I.
    In 1961 Ham the chimp is the first animal sent into space by the US.
    In 1966 Luna 9 launched for moon
    In 1971 Apollo 14 is launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands.
    In 1953  Hurricane-like winds flood The Netherlands drowning nearly 2,000
    In 1953  'Princess Victoria' capsized off Stanraer, Scotland. 133 die.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1944 Thomas William Hardwick           60th Governor of Georgia
    In 1873 Joel Aldrich Matteson             10th Governor of Illinois
    In 1898 Harris Merrill Plaisted           33rd Governor of Maine
    In 1921 Frederick Hale Parkhurst          47th Governor of Maine 
    In 1864 Hamilton Rowan Gamble              16th Governor of Missouri
    In 1956 Paul Linton Patterson              26th Governor of Oregon
    In 1914 James Addams Beaver                20th Governor of Pennsylvania 
    No horse can go as fast as the money you put on it.

 And remember...
    ITS SATURDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2009!
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD 
    ** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "Michigan" State Quarter Jan 26th!
    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!
    Feb 03 - Death of President Woodrow Wilson
    Feb 06 - Statehood Day for Massachusetts
    Feb 06 - Birthdate for   Pres. Ronald Reagan        (US)
    Feb 09 - Birthdate for   Pres. William H Harrison   (US)
    Feb 12 - Birthdate for   Pres. Abraham Lincoln      (US)
    Feb 14 - Statehood Day for Oregon
    Feb 14 - Statehood Day for Arizona
    Feb 22 - Birthdate for   Pres. George Washington    (US)
    Feb 23 - Death of President John Quincy Adams
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