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

 Today is Friday  January 9, 2004.
 This is the 9th day of the year, there are 357 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1913 Richard M Nixon               37th President (US)
    In 1913 Nixon                         36th Vice President (US)
    In 1897 Dwight Herbert Green              32nd Governor of Illinois
    In 1953 Bill Graves                       43rd Governor of Kansas
    In 1757 John Adair                         8th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1806 Augustus Williamson Bradford      37th Governor of Maryland
    In 1745 Caleb Strong                       5th & 10th Governor of Massach
    In 1914 James Plemon Coleman               51st Governor of Mississippi
    In 1932 Robert Patrick Casey               44th Governor of Pennsylvania
    In 1728 Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)
    In 1870 Joseph B. Strauss, civil engineer, builder of Golden Gate Bridge
    In 1901 Chic Young, creator of the "Blondie" comic strip.
    In 1904 George Balanchine, dancer-choreographer
    In 1908 Simone de Beauvoir, French author (The Mandarins, The Second Sex)
    In 1913 Richard M. Nixon, 37th President (1968-1974) Beloved by Checkers.
    In 1914 Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque entertainer, actress
    In 1941 Joan Baez, folk singer, human rights advocate in Staten Island

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 2, Day 2
    In 1788 Connecticut,       5th state in the Union
    72 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    87 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    05 DAYS - RUSSIAN ORTHODOX NEW YEAR
    24 Days - GroundHog Day
    25 DAYS - U.S. National League Football Super Bowl 
    36 Days - Valentine's Day
    67 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    14 Days - Next Sunrise for Barrow, Alaska - Most Northern U.S. Ci
    In 1977 NFL Super Bowl XI         Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
    In 2004 41 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 391 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 776 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1133 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 1990 COLUMBIA,   US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    In 1788 Conneticut becomes 5th state
    In 1793 Jean Pierre Blanchard makes 1st balloon flight in North America
    In 1799 1st income tax imposed, in England.
    In 1839 The daguerrotype process announced at French Academy of Science
    In 1839 Thomas Henderson measures 1st stellar parallax Alpha Centauri
    In 1843 Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy," dies at
98 in Germany
    In 1847 first San Francisco paper, 'California Star', published.
    In 1978 Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established
    In 1982 5.9 earthquake in New England/Canada; last one was in 1855.
    In 1953  Korean ferryboat 'Chang Tyong-Ho' sank off Pusan with the
             loss of 249 lives.
    In 1959  Dam across the Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains.
             Noise warns residents of Rivaldelago, but 135 still die.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1904 John Brown Gordon                 47th Governor of Georgia
    In 1940 John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham     35th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1897 Daniel Franklin Davis             32nd Governor of Maine
    In 1904 Charles Foster                     35th Governor of Ohio
    In 1903 Daniel Hartman Hastings            22nd Governor of Pennsylvania 
    In 1927 Percival Wood Clement              59th Governor of Vermont
    Let he who takes the plunge remember to return it by Tuesday.

 And remember...
    ITS FRIDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2009!
    U.S. National Alert Status is HIGH - ORANGE LEVEL      4TH
    In 2004, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Michigan
    In 2005, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  California
    In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Nevada
    In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Montana
    In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Oklahoma
    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!
    Jan 17 - Death of President John Tyler
    Jan 17 - Death of President Rutherford B Hayes
    Jan 22 - Death of President Lyndon B Johnson
    Jan 26 - Statehood Day for Michigan
    Jan 29 - Statehood Day for Kansas
    Jan 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. William McKinley     (US)
    Jan 30 - Birthdate for   Pres. Franklin D Roosevelt (US)
    Feb 03 - Death of President Woodrow Wilson
    Feb 06 - Statehood Day for Massachusetts
    Feb 06 - Birthdate for   Pres. Ronald Reagan        (US)
    Feb 09 - Birthdate for   Pres. William H Harrison   (US)
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