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

 Today is Saturday  February 7, 2004.
 This is the 38th day of the year, there are 328 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1856 John I. Moore                     25th Governor of Arkansas
    In 1809 John P. Cochran                   34th Governor of Delaware
    In 1896 Harold G. Hoffman                  56th Governor of New Jersey
    In 1808 Henry Toole Clark                  35th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1899 John Hubert Hall                   24th Governor of Oregon
    In 1862 Horace French Graham               58th Governor of Vermont
    In 1856 Henry McBride                       4th Governor of Washington
    In 1804 John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements.
    In 1812 Charles Dickens, "God bless us one and all."
    In 1817 Frederick Douglas, first black to hold high rank in US government
    In 1883 Eubie Blake, composer

 On this day...
    In 2003 U.S. National Alert Status is changed to "HIGH - ORANGE
LEVEL" fo
    1st Quarter, Week 6, Day 3
    In 1918 Glenn Allison             Tulsa Police Officer Killed on Duty
    7 Days - Valentine's Day
    38 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    43 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    58 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    64 Days - Easter
    92 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    92 Days - Mother's Day
    In 2004 12 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 362 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 747 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1104 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, US
    In 2062 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2073 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    Alpha Aurigid meteor shower, radiant in Auriga
    In 1889 Astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in SF
    In 1940 Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" released
    In 1812  Last of Midwest quakes (see 12/16) strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
             Changing course of Mississippi River in many places.
    In 1904  80-block section of Baltimore, Maryland burns. $150 million dama
    In 1962  Gas explosion in the Luisanthal coal mine at Voelklingen,
             Germany kills 298.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1826 Thomas Todd                   13th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE  
    In 1872 James Wilson Grimes                3rd Governor of Iowa
    In 1907 Preston Hopkins Leslie            26th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1970 Keen Johnson                      45th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1860 Samuel Stevens, Jr.               22nd Governor of Maryland
    In 1967 William Preston Lane, Jr.         57th Governor of Maryland
    In 1853 Robert Lucas                       12th Governor of Ohio 
    In 1883 Edmund Jackson Davis               15th Governor of Texas
    In 1870 Peter Thacher Washburn             33rd Governor of Vermont 
    There is always someone worse off than yourself.

 And remember...
    ITS SATURDAY
    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
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