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Ärende: Today's History - May 10
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Tuesday  May 10, 2005.
 This is the 130th day of the year, there are 235 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1908 Carl Bert Albert              54th U.S. Speaker of the House
    In 1919 Ella Tambussi Grasso              67th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1837 Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback 20th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1801 Hugh J. Anderson                  15th Governor of Maine
    In 1810 Thomas Watkins Ligon              35th Governor of Maryland
    In 1877 William Henry McMaster             10th Governor of South Dakota
    In 1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, pioneered in optics.
    In 1899 Fred Astaire, tapdancer
    In 1902 David O. Selznick, film producer.

 On this day...
    74
    2nd Quarter, Week 6, Day 4
    3 Days until FRIDAY THE 13TH
    In 1905 Tornado storm in Synder, Ok kills 97
    20 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    35 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     40 Days - Father's Day
    42 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    55 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    171 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 289 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 646 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 994 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1381 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 2097 1000 Days until Mardi Gras 2100
    In 1969 BATTLE OF HAMBURGER HILL BEGAN
    In 1972 OPERATION LINEBACKER I
    64 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:27 AM 9:26 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:22 AM 8:19 PM
    Native American Day
    In 1775 Continental Congress issues paper currency for 1st time.
    In 1869 The Driving of the Golden Spike, Promontory Point, Utah:
            The Transcontinential railroad is completed.
    In 1930 The first US planetarium opens, in Chicago.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1988 Richard Buell Ogilvie             37th Governor of Illinois
    In 1902 Sebastian Streeter Marble         36th Governor of Maine
    In 1917 Joseph Benson Foraker              37th Governor of Ohio
    In 1911 La Fayette Grover                   4th Governor of Oregon
    Early to rise and ditto to bed, make a man healthy,
    but socially dead.

 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 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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