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

 Today is Saturday  January 3, 2004.
 This is the 3rd day of the year, there are 363 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1819 Thomas Hill Watts                 18th Governor of Alabama
    In 1915 John Noel Dempsey                 65th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1754 Daniel Rogers                      3rd Governor of Delaware
    In 1817 Thomas E. Bramlette               23rd Governor of Kentucky
    In 1802 Alexander Gallatin McNutt          12th Governor of Mississippi
    In 1846 Franklin Murphy                    42nd Governor of New Jersey
    In 1788 John Alsop King                    22nd Governor of New York
    In 1812 Elisha Marshall Pease               5th & 14th Governor of Texas
    In  106 Cicero, Roman statesman
    In 1543 Juan Cabrillo, discoverer of California
    In 1840 Father Damien, helped the lepers in Hawaii.
    In 1892 J.R.R. Tolkien, the REAL Lord of the Rings.
    In 1905 Ray Milland, actor (Dial M for Murder, The Lost Weekend)
    In 1909 Victor Borge, pianist, comedian, Denmark

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 1, Day 3
    In 1959 Alaska,            49th state in the Union    (FLAG)
    In 2000 U.S. Currency State Quarter Released  Massachusetts
    78 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    93 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    04 DAYS - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS
    11 DAYS - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX NEW YEAR
    30 Days - GroundHog Day
    31 DAYS - U.S. National League Football Super Bowl 
    42 Days - Valentine's Day
    73 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    20 Days - Next Sunrise for Barrow, Alaska - Most Northern U.S. Ci
    In 2004 47 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 397 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 782 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1139 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2007 34000 Days until Mardi Gras 2100
    Congress assembles, according to 20th amendment to constitution
    Quadrantid meteor shower, radiant in Bo”tes
    In 1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church
    In 1777 Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ
    In 1852 First Chinese arrive in Hawaii.
    In 1870 Brooklyn Bridge begun, completed on May 24, 1883
    In 1888 1st drinking straw is patented.
    In 1957 first electric watch introduced, Lancaster Pennsylvania
    In 1959 Alaska becomes the 49th state.
    In 1977 Apple Computer incorporated.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1913 Jeff Davis                        23rd Governor of Arkansas
    In 1863 John Branch                        19th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1875 Thomas Goodwin Turner              40th Governor of Rhode Island 
    In 1898 Lawrence Sullivan Ross             20th Governor of Texas
    In 1925 James Hoge Tyler                   48th Governor of Virginia
    An honest politician: One who stays bought.

 And remember...
    ITS SATURDAY
    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 04 - Statehood Day for Utah
    Jan 05 - Death of President Calvin Coolidge
    Jan 06 - Statehood Day for New Mexico
    Jan 06 - Death of President Theodore Roosevelt
    Jan 07 - Birthdate for   Pres. Millard Fillmore     (US)
    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
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