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Ärende: Today's History - Mar 17
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Friday  March 17, 2006.
 This is the 77th day of the year, there are 289 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1777 Roger Brooke Taney             5th U.S.S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE
    In 1866 Pierce Butler                  62nd U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1914 Stephen L. R. McNichols           34th Governor of Colorado
    In 1838 Robert John Reynolds              38th Governor of Delaware
    In 1912 William Haydon Burns              34th Governor of Florida
    In 1775 Ninian Edwards                     3rd Governor of Illinois
    In 1868 Nathan Edward Kendall             23rd Governor of Iowa
    In 1877 Daniel Webster Turner             25th Governor of Iowa
    In 1849 Edward Wallis Hoch                17th Governor of Kansas
    In 1907 John O. Pastore                    75th Governor of Rhode Island
    In 1879 Jim Nance McCord                   45th Governor of Tennessee
    In 1940 Mark White                         44th Governor of Texas
    In 1804 James Bridger, scout, fur trader, mountain man par excellance.
    In 1834 Gottlieb Daimler, automobile pioneer
    In 1919 Nat King Cole, silky voice.

 On this day...
    In 2002 U.S. National Alert Status is changed to "HIGH - ORANGE LEVEL" fo
    1st Quarter, Week 11, Day 6
    In 2003 U.S. Currency State Quarter Released  Alabama
    4 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    16 Days - Daylight Savings Time
    30 Days - Easter
    53 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    58 Days - Mother's Day
    73 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    89 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     93 Days - Father's Day
    In 2006 335 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2006 685 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2006 1070 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 2006 1441 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2010
    In 1958 VANGUARD 1, US SATELLITE        LAUNCHED
    In 1989 DISCOVERY,  US SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED   FLIGHT: 29  VEHICLE: 8
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  6:39 AM 6:38 PM
    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Sunrise/set  6:08 AM 6:10 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:32 AM 6:33 PM
    St. Patrick's Day
    Evacuation Day (celebrated in Boston)
    World Maritime Day
    In 1906 President Theodore Roosevelt first uses the term "muckrake".
    In 1910 Camp Fire Girls are organized.
    In 1941 National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, DC
    In 1950 Element 98 (Californium) is announced.
    In 1958 Vanguard 1 measures shape of Earth
    In 1959 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
    In 1966 US sub locates missing hydrogen bomb in Mediterranean.
    In 1969 Golda Meir becomes Israeli Prime Minister.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1905 Joseph R. Hawley                  26th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1908 William Pinkney Whyte             40th Governor of Maryland
    In 1888 Horace Fairbanks                   38th Governor of Vermont
    In 1909 William Robert Taylor              12th Governor of Wisconsin
    When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply,
    simply drop it.

 And remember...
    ITS FRIDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     19% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Fridays
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD
    ** NOTE ** U.S. Mint released "Nevada" State Quarter JAN 31ST!
    In 2006, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Nebraska
    In 2007, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  Washington
    In 2008, U.S. Currency State Quarter to be Released  New Mexico
    TYPHOON SEASON FOR AUSTRALIA SOUTH PACIFIC BASIN
    (OCT 1 THRU MAY 31)
    CYCLONE SEASON FOR SOUTHWEST INDIAN BASIN
    (OCT 1 THRU MAY 31)
    TYPHOON SEASON FOR NORTHWEST PACIFIC BASIN
    (JAN 1 THRU DEC 31)
    All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
    Mar 18 - Birthdate for   Pres. Grover Cleveland     (US)
    Mar 28 - Death of President Dwight D Eisenhower
    Mar 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. John Tyler           (US)
    Apr 04 - Death of President William Henry Harrison
    Apr 12 - Death of President Franklin D Roosevelt
    Apr 13 - Birthdate for   Pres. Thomas Jefferson     (US)
    Apr 15 - Death of President Abraham Lincoln

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