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Ärende: Today's History - Apr 20
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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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