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from: Gary Baumgartner
date: 2005-05-08 23:42:12
subject: Today`s History - May 08

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

 Today is Sunday  May 8, 2005.
 This is the 128th day of the year, there are 237 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1884 Harry S Truman                33rd President (US)
    In 1884 Truman                        34th Vice President (US)
    In 1936 James Robert Thompson             39th Governor of Illinois
    In 1799 Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr.               24th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1874 Ernest Whitworth Marland           10th Governor of Oklahoma
    In 1787 Stephen Decatur Miller             24th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1786 James Hamilton, Jr.                25th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1897 Philip F. LaFollette        27th & 29th Governor of Wisconsin
    In 1737 Edward Gibbon, historian, "The History of the Decline & Fall
            of the Roman Empire"
    In 1786 Thomas Hancock, founded British rubber industry
    In 1828 Henri Dunant, founded Red Cross, YMCA.
    In 1829 Louis Moreau Gottschalk, first great US pianist.
    In 1884 Harry S. Truman, 32nd President

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 6, Day 2
    5 Days until FRIDAY THE 13TH
    1 Day - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    22 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    37 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     42 Days - Father's Day
    44 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    57 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    173 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 291 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 648 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 996 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1383 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 1942 BATTLE OF CORAL SEA ENDED    BEGAN: MAY 4, 1942
    In 1945 V-E DAY DECLARED
    In 1972 U.S. NAVY MINED NORTH VIETNAMESE PORTS
    66 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:31 AM 9:22 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:24 AM 8:17 PM
    Mother's Day.  Give her a call today.
    In 1541 Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River.
    In 1945 Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1936 Park Trammell                     20th Governor of Florida
    In 1865 John Reynolds                      4th Governor of Illinois
    In 1895 James Adams Weston                 35th & 37th Governor of New Ha
    In 1855 Seabury Ford                       20th Governor of Ohio
    Beware of hip and rum drivers.

 And remember...
    ITS SUNDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     11% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Sundays
    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
    Discovery   U.S. Space Shuttle may launch on July 13, 2005!
    May 11 - Statehood Day for Minnesota
    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

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