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

 Today is Tuesday  November 2, 2004.
 This is the 307th day of the year, there are 59 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1795 James K Polk                  11th President (US)
    In 1865 Warren G. Harding             29th President (US)
    In 1795 James K. Polk                 17th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1848 Leslie Mortimer Shaw              17th Governor of Iowa
    In 1828 Harris Merrill Plaisted           33rd Governor of Maine
    In 1934 Joseph E. Brennan                 62nd Governor of Maine
    In 1921 William Donald Schaefer           65th Governor of Maryland
    In 1788 James Iredell                      23rd Governor of North Carolin
    In 1795 James K. Polk                      11th Governor of Tennessee
    In 1734 Daniel Boone, explorer, woodsman
    In 1755 Marie-Antoinette, "Let them eat cake!"
    In 1795 James K. Polk, 11th President (1845-1849)
    In 1815 George Boole, mathematician
    In 1865 Warren G. Harding, 29th President (1921-1923)
    In 1885 Harlow Shapley, US astronomer.
    In 1911 Odysseus Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel 1979)

 On this day...
    4th Quarter, Week 5, Day 5
    In 1889 North Dakota,      39th state in the Union
    In 1889 South Dakota,      40th state in the Union    (FLAG)
    93 DAYS - U.S. National League Football Super Bowl 
    92 Days - GroundHog Day
    104 Days - Valentine's Day
    155 Days - Daylight Savings Time 
    26 DAYS - THANKSGIVING
    49 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Winter
            Southern Hemisphere  its Summer
    53 DAYS - CHRISTMAS
    In 2003 109 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 93 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA 
    In 2004 478 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 835 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2004 1183 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  7:39 AM 4:47 PM 
    North & South Dakota Admission Day
    Election Day.  Have you voted today?
    In 1917 Lansing-Ishii Agreement
    In 1920 KDKA (Pittsburgh) on the air as 1st commercial radio station.
    In 1947 Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose flies for 1st (& last) time.
    In 1948 Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1856 Joshua Lanier Martin              12th Governor of Alabama
    In 1905 Horace Austin                       6th Governor of Minnesota
    In 1946 Thomas Lowry Bailey                48th Governor of Mississippi
    In 1882 Willard Preble Hall                18th Governor of Missouri
    In 1807 Alexander Martin                    4th & 7th Governor of North C
    In 1850 Richard Dobbs Spaight, Jr.         27th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1828 Thomas Pinckney                     4th Governor of South Carolin
    I ain't broke, but I'm badly bent.

 And remember...
    ITS TUESDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2010! 
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD 
    ** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "WISCONSIN" State Quarter Oct 25th!
    All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
    Atlantis    U.S. Space Shuttle launch time unknown!
    Endeavour   U.S. Space Shuttle launch time unknown!
    Discovery   U.S. Space Shuttle may launch in March\April 2005!
    Nov 08 - Statehood Day for Montana
    Nov 11 - Statehood Day for Washington
    Nov 16 - Statehood Day for Oklahoma
    Nov 18 - Death of President Chester A Arthur
    Nov 19 - Birthdate for   Pres. James Garfield       (US) 20
    Nov 21 - Statehood Day for North Carolina
    Nov 23 - Birthdate for   Pres. Franklin Pierce      (US) 14
    Nov 24 - Birthdate for   Pres. Zachary Taylor       (US) 12
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