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

 Today is Tuesday  March 9, 2004.
 This is the 69th day of the year, there are 297 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1815 David Davis                   31st U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1820 Samuel Blatchford             42nd U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1824 Leland Stanford                    8th Governor of California
    In 1819 Frederick Smyth                    32nd Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1898 Luther Hartwell Hodges             63rd Governor of North Carolin
    In 1849 William Alford Richards             4th Governor of Wyoming
    In 1824 Leland Stanford, Governor, Senator, founded Stanford Univ.
    In 1934 Yuri Gagarin, the first man into space.

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 10, Day 5
    8 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    12 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    28 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    33 Days - Easter
    61 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    70 Days - Mother's Day
    61 Days - Mother's Day
    79 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    97 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    99 Days - Father's Day
    In 2004 331 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 716 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1073 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2038 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 1961 SPUTNIK 9,  USSR ROCKET         LAUNCHED
    In 1497 Nicolaus Copernicus first recorded astronomical observation.
    In 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais
    In 1822 Charles Graham of NY granted patent for artificial teeth
    In 1862 The ironclads "Monitor" (Union) &
"Merrimack" (Rebel) battle
            in Hampton Roads.  It was a standoff.
    In 1954 Edward R. Murrow criticizes Senator McCarthy (See it Now)
    In 1961 Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka (dog) into orbit
    In 1979 First extraterrestrial volcano found, (Jupiter's satellite Io).

 Thought for the day...
    In 1946 Thomas Jefferson Terral           34th Governor of Arkansas
    In 1936 Sidney Johnston Catts             21st Governor of Florida 
    In 1975 Alfred Eastlack Driscoll           60th Governor of New Jersey 
    In 1987 Richard Francis Kneip              25th Governor of South Dakota 
    In 1905 William Brimage Bate               27th Governor of Tennessee 
    In 1853 Charles Kilborn Williams           22nd Governor of Vermont
    The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

 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 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)
    Mar 28 - Death of President Dwight D Eisenhower
    Mar 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. John Tyler           (US)
    Apr 04 - Death of President William Henry Harrison
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