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

 Today is Sunday  February 8, 2004.
 This is the 39th day of the year, there are 327 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1884 Robert Taylor Jones               10th Governor of Arizona  
    In 1871 Everett John Lake                 51st Governor of Connecticut
    In 1931 Kenneth M. Curtis                 60th Governor of Maine
    In 1818 Austin Blair                       13th Governor of Michigan
    In 1811 Edwin Denison Morgan               23rd Governor of New York
    In 1813 Andrew Gordon Magrath              43rd Governor of South Carolin
    In 1754 Isaac Tichenor                5th & 7th Governor of Vermont
    In 1820 William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil War general.
    In 1828 Jules Verne, pioneered what later became science fiction.
    In 1906 Chester F. Carlson, invented xerography (xeroxing)
    In 1925 Jack Lemmon

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 6, Day 4
    6 Days - Valentine's Day
    37 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    42 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    57 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    63 Days - Easter
    91 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    91 Days - Mother's Day
    In 2004 11 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 361 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 746 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1103 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2005 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2084 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    Alpha Aurigid meteor shower, radiant in Auriga
    In 1693 Charter granted for College of William & Mary, 2nd college in US
    In 1883 Louis Waterman begins experiments that invent the fountain pen.
    In 1908 Boy Scouts of America founded.
    In 1922 Radio arrives in the White House.
    In 1977 Earthquake, at 5.0, strongest since 1966.
    In 1923  Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120.
    In 1965  Eastern Airlines DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach,
             New Jersey killing 84.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1941 Willis Van Devanter            56th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1848 Charles Thomas                    16th Governor of Delaware
    In 1844 Noah Noble                         5th Governor of Indiana
    In 1978 Sam Houston Jones                 41st Governor of Louisiana
    In 1971 Harry Francis Kelly                39th Governor of Michigan
    In 1924 Henry Brewer Quinby                55th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1873 John White Geary                   16th Governor of Pennsylvania 
    In 1936 Charlse Curtis           Died   31st Vice President (US)
    The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf.

 And remember...
    ITS SUNDAY
    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 09 - Birthdate for   Pres. William H Harrison   (US)
    Feb 12 - Birthdate for   Pres. Abraham Lincoln      (US)
    Feb 14 - Statehood Day for Oregon
    Feb 14 - Statehood Day for Arizona
    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
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