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

 Today is Tuesday  March 23, 2004.
 This is the 83rd day of the year, there are 283 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1823 Schuyler Colfax               17th Vice President (US)
    In 1823 Schuyler Colfax               29th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1843 Joseph Forney Johnston            30th Governor of Alabama
    In 1823 Henry Adoniram Swift                3rd Governor of Minnesota
    In 1880 Paul Burney Johnson                46th Governor of Mississippi
    In 1950 Michael F. Easley       *CURRENT*  71st Governor of North Carolin
    In 1912 Werner von Braun, rocketeer

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 12, Day 5
    14 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    19 Days - Easter
    47 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    47 Days - Mother's Day
    64 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    83 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    84 Days - Father's Day
    90 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    In 2004 317 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 702 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1059 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1965 GEMINI-3,   US SPACE CAPSULE
    World Meteorological Day
    In 1743 George Frederic Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres
in London.
    In 1752 Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, dies 2 days later.
    In 1775 Patrick Henry asks for Liberty or Death.
    In 1806 Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific coast.
    In 1840 First photo of moon is taken.
    In 1919 Benito Mussolini founds the Fascist movement in Milan, Italy.
    In 1929 First telephone installed in the White House.
    In 1933 German Reichstag grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers.
    In 1944 Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 m without a parachute and lives.
    In 1956 Pakistan becomes independent within British Commonwealth.
    In 1962 President John F. Kennedy visits San Francisco.
    In 1965 Gemini 3 blasts off, first US 2-man space flight.
    In 1976 International Bill of Rights goes into effect, 35 nations ratify.
    In 1917  4 day series of tonadoes kills 211 in Midwest U.S.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1888 Morrison Remick Waite          7th U.S.S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE
    In 1805 Theodore Medad Pomeroy        30th U.S. Speaker of the House 
    In 1987 Walter Walfred Johnson            31st Governor of Colorado 
    In 1944 Jared Young Sanders               29th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1928 Woodbridge N. Ferris               28th Governor of Michigan
    In 1886 Lucius Robinson                    29th Governor of New York
    In 1940 Frank White                         8th Governor of North Dakota
    It's wiser to be kind than to be wise.

 And remember...
    ITS TUESDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2010! 
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD 
    In 2004, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Florida
    In 2005, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Minnesota
    In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Nebraska
    In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Washington
    In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  New Mexico
    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!
    Mar 28 - Death of President Dwight D Eisenhower
    Mar 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. John Tyler           (US)
    Apr 04 - Death of President William Henry Harrison
    Apr 12 - Death of President Franklin D Roosevelt
    Apr 13 - Birthdate for   Pres. Thomas Jefferson     (US)
    Apr 15 - Death of President Abraham Lincoln
    Apr 22 - Death of President Richard M Nixon  
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