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Ärende: Today's History - Mar 27
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Monday  March 27, 2006.
 This is the 87th day of the year, there are 279 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1761 James Sykes                        5th Governor of Delaware
    In 1819 Sidney Perham                     28th Governor of Maine
    In 1813 Nathaniel Currier, lithographer (of Currier & Ives)
    In 1863 Sir Henry Royce, one of the founders of Rolls-Royce.

 On this day...
    1st Quarter, Week 13, Day 2
    6 Days - Daylight Savings Time
    20 Days - Easter
    43 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    48 Days - Mother's Day
    63 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    79 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     83 Days - Father's Day
    86 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    99 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    In 2006 325 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2006 675 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2006 1060 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 2006 1431 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2010
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  7:13 AM 7:58 PM
    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Sunrise/set  5:56 AM 6:16 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:17 AM 6:42 PM
    In 1512 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sights Florida.
    In 1625 Charles I King of England Scotland & Ireland ascends to throne
    In 1794 The US Navy is founded.  Anchors Aweigh!
    In 1802 Asteroid Pallas discovered by Heinrich Olbers
    In 1807 Asteroid Vesta discovered by Olbers
    In 1836 First Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio.
    In 1855 Abraham Gesner receives a patent for kerosene
    In 1860 ML Byrn patents the corkscrew.  Bless you sir!
    In 1933 US Farm Credit Administration authorized.
    In 1964 Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale.
    In 1968 SF Japanese Trade and Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated.
    In 1972 Soviet spacecraft Venera 8 launched to Venus
    In 1980 Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years

 Thought for the day...
    In 1994 Lawrence Winchester Wetherby      48th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1997 Lane Dwinell                       73rd Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1958 Leon Chase Phillips                11th Governor of Oklahoma
    In 1954 Walter Marcus Pierce               17th Governor of Oregon
    In 1872 William Trousdale                  15th Governor of Tennessee
    Never eat more than you can lift.

 And remember...
    ITS MONDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     12% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Mondays
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD
    U.S. Memorial Day        - May 29, 2006
    ** 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
    TORNADO SEASON FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE UNITED STATES
    MARCH 15 THRU JUNE 15
    All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
    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
    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)

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