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

 Today is Wednesday  February 18, 2004.
 This is the 49th day of the year, there are 317 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1864 James Putnam Goodrich             29th Governor of Indiana
    In 1804 Thomas G. Pratt                   32nd Governor of Maryland
    In 1799 Ryland Fletcher                    26th Governor of Vermont
    In 1927 Richard Arkwright Snelling  78th & 80th Governor of Vermont
    In 1745 Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invented
            the electric battery.
    In 1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 7, Day 7
    27 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    32 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    47 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    53 Days - Easter
    81 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    81 Days - Mother's Day
    98 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    In 2004 1 Day - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 351 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 736 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1093 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2042 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2048 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2053 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    National Bun Day -- Iceland
    In 1850 Legislature creates the 9 San Francisco Bay Area counties.
    In 1930 Pluto, the ninth planet, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.
    In 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island
            (which was built for the occasion) in San Francisco Bay.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1944 Richard Cann McMullen             50th Governor of Delaware
    In 1937 Lamartine Griffin Hardman         62nd Governor of Georgia
    In 1891 Henry Hastings Sibley               1st Governor of Minnesota
    In 1931 William Rush Merriam               11th Governor of Minnesota
    In 1917 Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca             2nd Governor of New Mexico 
    In 1931 Frank Collins Emerson              15th Governor of Wyoming 
    Look wise, say nothing, and grunt: speech was given to 
    conceal thought.

 And remember...
    ITS WEDNESDAY
    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!
    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 22 - Birthdate for   Pres. George Washington    (US)
    Feb 23 - Death of President John Quincy Adams
    Mar 01 - Statehood Day for Ohio
    Mar 01 - Statehood Day for Nebraska
    Mar 03 - Statehood Day for Florida
    Mar 04 - Statehood Day for Vermont
    Mar 08 - Death of President Millard Fillmore
    Mar 08 - Death of President William H Taft
    Mar 13 - Death of President Benjamin Harrison
    Mar 15 - Statehood Day for Maine
    Mar 15 - Birthdate for   Pres. Andrew Jackson       (US)
    Mar 16 - Birthdate for   Pres. James Madison        (US)
    Mar 18 - Birthdate for   Pres. Grover Cleveland     (US)
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