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TODAY Version 3.6 11/14/93 Copyright 1986, 1993 By Patrick Kincaid
Today is Tuesday May 17, 2005.
This is the 137th day of the year, there are 228 days left.
Happy Birthday to...
In 1884 Sidney Preston Osborn 11th Governor of Arizona
In 1812 Elias Nelson Conway 7th Governor of Arkansas
In 1898 Richard W. Leche 39th Governor of Louisiana
In 1759 John Francis Mercer 12th Governor of Maryland
In 1860 Austin Lane Crothers 51st Governor of Maryland
In 1941 Earl Benjamin Nelson 40th Governor of Nebraska
In 1791 Silas Hemenway Jennison 16th Governor of Vermont
In 1866 Erik Satie, composer
On this day...
81
2nd Quarter, Week 7, Day 4
In 1999 U.S. Currency State Quarter Released New Jersey
13 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
28 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
33 Days - Father's Day
35 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere its Summer
Southern Hemisphere its Winter
48 Days - U.S. Independence Day
164 Days - Standard Daylight Time
In 2005 282 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2005 639 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2005 987 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
In 2005 1374 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
57 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set 5:14 AM 9:39 PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set 6:16 AM 8:25 PM
Norwegian Independence Day
In 1792 24 brokers meet to found the New York Stock Exchange
In 1804 Lewis & Clark begin their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase
In 1954 Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Topeka Board of Education,
overthrowing the principle of 'separate but equal'.
Thought for the day...
In 1829 John Jay 1st U.S.S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE
In 1955 Owen Josephus Roberts 66th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
In 1895 Peter Hardeman Burnett 1st Governor of California
In 1936 Lennington Small 28th Governor of Illinois
In 1829 John Jay 2nd Governor of New York
In 1819 William Hawkins 17th Governor of North Carolin
In 1890 Elisha Dyer 39th Governor of Rhode Island
In 1875 John Breckinridge Died 14th Vice President (US)
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
And remember...
ITS TUESDAY
Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
10% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Tuesdays
U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL 3RD
** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "MINNESOTA" State Quarter APR 4TH!
In 2005, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released Oregon
In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released Colorado
In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released Idaho
In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released Arizona
FUJITA TORNADO INTENSITY SCALE
CATEGORY F0 - GALE TORNADO: WIND SPEED 40 - 72 MPH
CATEGORY F1 - MODERATE TORNADO: WIND SPEED 73 - 112 MPH
CATEGORY F2 - SIGNIFICANT TORNADO: WIND SPEED 113 - 157 MPH
CATEGORY F3 - SEVERE TORNADO: WIND SPEED 158 - 206 MPH
CATEGORY F4 - DEVASTATING TORNADO: WIND SPEED 207 - 260 MPH
CATEGORY F5 - INCREDIBLE TORNADO: WIND SPEED 261 - 318 MPH
Discovery U.S. Space Shuttle may launch on July 13, 2005!
May 23 - Statehood Day for South Carolina
May 29 - Birthdate for Pres. John F Kennedy (US) 35
May 29 - Statehood Day for Rhode Island
May 29 - Statehood Day for Wisconsin
Jun 01 - Statehood Day for Kentucky
Jun 01 - Statehood Day for Tennessee
Jun 01 - Death of President James Buchanan
Jun 03 - Birthdate for Pres. Jefferson Davis (CS) 01
Jun 08 - Death of President Andrew Jackson
Jun 12 - Birthdate for Pres. George H W Bush (US) 41
Jun 15 - Death of President James K Polk
Jun 15 - Statehood Day for Arkansas
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