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

 Today is Tuesday  February 17, 2004.
 This is the 48th day of the year, there are 318 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1884 Arthur Thomas Hannett               7th Governor of New Mexico 
    In 1770 David Stone                        15th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1866 Henry Hollis Horton                41st Governor of Tennessee
    In 1844 A. Montgomery Ward, found mail-order a nice business.

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 7, Day 6
    28 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    33 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    48 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    54 Days - Easter
    82 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    82 Days - Mother's Day
    99 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    In 2004 2 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 352 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 737 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1094 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2015 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2026 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2037 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 1870 Mississippi readmitted to U.S. after Civil War
    In 1876 Sardines were first canned, in Eastport, Maine.
    In 1878 First telephone exchange in San Francisco opens with 18 phones.
    In 1926  75 buried in Sap Gulch, Bingham, Utah avalanche. 40 die
    In 1950  Head-on collision of 2 commuter trains outside New York City
             killed 31 people.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1911 William P. Lord                     9th Governor of Oregon 
    In 1971 Willie James Walker    Oklahoma Highway Trooper Killed on Duty   
    It's possible to love a human being if you don't know them
    too well.

 And remember...
    ITS TUESDAY
    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)
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