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TODAY Version 3.6 11/14/93 Copyright 1986, 1993 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Wednesday April 20, 2005.
This is the 110th day of the year, there are 255 days left.
Happy Birthday to...
In 1967 Steve Quarrella
In 1961 Richard Clem
In 1920 John Paul Stevens 1975- 90th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
In 1807 John Milton 5th Governor of Florida
In 1824 Alfred Holt Colquitt 43rd Governor of Georgia
In 1824 Albert Gallatin Porter 19th Governor of Indiana
In 1870 Angus W. McLean 55th Governor of North Carolin
In 1809 James Chamberlain Jones 12th Governor of Tennessee
In 1841 John Abner Mead 55th Governor of Vermont
In 121 Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor, philosopher
In 1808 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)
In 1850 Daniel Chester French, American sculptor
In 1871 W.H. Davies, poet
In 1889 Adolf Hitler, Braunau Austria, dictator of Nazi Germany
In 1893 Harold Lloyd, silent comic (Why Worry, Safety Last), Burchard Neb
In 1893 Joan Mir¢, Spanish painter
In 1910 Robert F Wagner (D), NY mayor
In 1920 John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice
In 1923 Tito Puente, band leader
In 1924 Nina Foch, Netherlands
In 1925 Ernie Stautner, NFL defensive tackle (Pittsburgh)
In 1941 Ryan O'Neal, actor (Peyton Place, Paper Moon)
In 1949 Jessica Lange, Cloquet Minnesota, actress
In 1961 Don Mattingly, Indiana, Yankee hitman
On this day...
2nd Quarter, Week 3, Day 5
19 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
19 Days - Mother's Day
36 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
55 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
56 Days - Father's Day
62 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere its Summer
Southern Hemisphere its Winter
75 Days - U.S. Independence Day
191 Days - Standard Daylight Time
In 2005 309 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2005 666 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2005 1014 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
In 2005 1401 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
In 1953 OPERATION LITTLE SWITCH BEGAN
25 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
83 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis launch
Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set 6:12 AM 8:46 PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set 6:44 AM 8:02 PM
Washington D.C. USA - Sunrise/Set 6:24 AM 7:50 PM
Lyrid meteor shower, radiant in Hercules
AT & T Annual Shareholder meeting
In 1775 British begin siege of Boston
In 1836 Territory of Wisconsin created
In 1872 SF Bar Association organized
In 1888 246 reported killed by hail in Moradabad, India
In 1902 Marie & Pierre Curie isolated radioactive element radium
In 1912 Fenway Park opens, Red Sox beat Yankees 7-6 in 11
In 1939 Ted Williams 1st hit, off of Yankee's Red Ruffing, a double
In 1940 1st electron microscope demonstrated, Philadelphia, Pa
In 1945 US 7th Army captured German city of Nuremberg
In 1946 1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs
In 1948 Walter P Reuther UAW pres shot & wounded at his home in Detroit
In 1957 Yankee Bill Skowron became 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway
In 1958 Buses replace Key System trains at 3AM
In 1961 American Harold Graham makes 1st rocket belt flight
In 1962 NO Citizens Council gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North
In 1968 Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn in as prime minister of Canada
In 1971 US Supreme Court upheld use of busing to achieve racial desegrega
In 1972 Apollo 16's Young & Duke land on the moon with Boeing Lunar Rover
In 1973 Canadian ANIK A2 became 1st commercial satellite in orbit
In 1975 Penguins 1-Isles 3 - Quarter Finals- Penguins hold 3-1 lead
In 1977 Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered
on licenses
In 1977 Woody Allen's film `Annie Hall' premiered
In 1978 Korean Air Lines 707 forced to land; violated Soviet airspace
In 1983 Rangers 2-Isles 7 - Patrick Div Finals- Isles hold 3-2 lead
In 1983 Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule failed to dock
In 1986 Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland
Thought for the day...
In 1937 James N. Gillett 22nd Governor of California
In 1901 Charles Clark Stockley 36th Governor of Delaware
In 1812 George Clinton 1st & 3rd Governor of New Yor
In 1964 Richard Manning Jeffries 73rd Governor of South Carolin
In 1812 George Clinton Died 4th Vice President (US)
Never date a woman whose father calls her "Princess." Chances
are she believes it.
And remember...
ITS WEDNESDAY
Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
13% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Wednesda
U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL 3RD
** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "MINNESOTA" State Quarter APR 4TH!
Endeavour U.S. Space Shuttle launch time unknown!
Discovery U.S. Space Shuttle may launch in May 15, 2005!
Atlantis U.S. Space Shuttle may launch in July\August 2005!
Apr 22 - Death of President Richard M Nixon
Apr 23 - Birthdate for Pres. James Buchanan (US)
Apr 27 - Birthdate for Pres. Ulysses S Grant (US)
Apr 28 - Statehood Day for Maryland
Apr 28 - Birthdate for Pres. James Monroe (US)
Apr 30 - Statehood Day for Louisiana
May 08 - Birthdate for Pres. Harry S Truman (US)
May 11 - Statehood Day for Minnesota
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