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Ärende: Today's History - Apr 14
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Thursday  April 14, 2005.
 This is the 104th day of the year, there are 261 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1830 Simon P. Hughes                   18th Governor of Arkansas
    In 1808 William Marvin                     6th Governor of Florida
    In 1856 Lamartine Griffin Hardman         62nd Governor of Georgia
    In 1870 George Sebastian Silzer            52nd Governor of New Jersey
    In 1862 Martin Grove Brumbaugh             27th Governor of Pennsylvania
    In 1801 John Peter Richardson              31st Governor of South Carolin
    In 1578 Philip III, king of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)
    In 1629 Christian Huygens, disc Saturn's rings & Titan
    In 1738 Duck of Portland (C), British PM (1783, 1807-09)
    In 1844 Antole France, France, novelist
    In 1889 Arnold Toynbee, English historian (A Study of History)
    In 1904 Sir John Gielgud, actor (Arthur, Ages of Man)
    In 1918 Mary Healy, New Orleans
    In 1925 Rod Steiger, actor (Illustrated Man, Pawnbroker)
    In 1935 Loretta Lynn, Kentucky, a coal miner's daughter
    In 1941 Julie Christie, Assam India
    In 1941 Pete Rose, Cincinatti Reds, Charlie hustle
    In 1942 Valentin V Lebedev, cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 35, T-5)

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 2, Day 6
    In 1949 James S Peters            Tulsa Police Officer Killed on Duty
    25 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    25 Days - Mother's Day
    42 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    61 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    62 Days - Father's Day
    68 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    81 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    197 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 315 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 672 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 1020 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1407 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    31 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    89 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis launch
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  6:27 AM 8:34 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:52 AM 7:57 PM
    Washington D.C. USA - Sunrise/Set   6:33 AM 7:44 PM
    Feast of St Justin, philosopher, martyr
    Pan American Day
    In 1611 Word "telescope" is 1st used by Prince Federico Cesi
    In 1817 1st American school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
    In 1828 1st edition of Noah Webster's dictionary is published
    In 1860 1st Pony Express rider arrives in SF from St Joseph, Mo
    In 1865 Abraham Lincoln assasinated in Ford's Theater
    In 1890 Pan American Day
    In 1894 1st public showing of Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)
    In 1900 Veteran's Hospital at Ft Miley established
    In 1928 Maddus AL starts 1st regular passenger flights between SF & LA
    In 1931 Spain becomes republic with overthrow of Alfonso XIII
    In 1945 Tokyo incendiary raids, using B-29's, damage Imperial Palace
    In 1956 Ampex Corporation demonstrates 1st commercial videotape recorder
    In 1971 Ft Point, SF dedicated as Natl Historic Site
    In 1981 1st Space Shuttle - Columbia 1 returns to Earth
    In 1983 Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Ran
            Rangers 1-Isles 4 - Patrick Div Finals- Isles hold 1-0 lead
    In 1985 Caps 4-Isles 6 - Patrick Div Semi Finals- Series tied at 2-2

 Thought for the day...
    In 1917 William T. Watson                 40th Governor of Delaware
    In 1820 Levi Lincoln                       7th Governor of Massachusetts
    In 1918 William Joel Stone                 29th Governor of Missouri
    In 1874 Henry Toole Clark                  35th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1894 Zebulon Baird Vance                36th & 42nd  Governor of North
    In 1911 Frank Williamson Benson            12th Governor of Oregon
    In 1981 William Henry Vanderbilt           73rd Governor of Rhode Island
    In 1907 Daniel Henry Chamberlain           48th Governor of South Carolin
    In 1986 J. Lindsay Almond, Jr.             63rd Governor of Virginia
    To lead the people, walk behind them.

 And remember...
    ITS THURSDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     29% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Thursday
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD
    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!
    ON THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH FURNACE FILTERS NEED REPLACING!
    Apr 15 - Death of President Abraham Lincoln
    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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