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Ärende: Today's History - Apr 19
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Tuesday  April 19, 2005.
 This is the 109th day of the year, there are 256 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1857 Napoleon Bonaparte Broward        18th Governor of Florida
    In 1920 Marvin Mandel                     61st & 63rd Governor of Marylan
    In 1895 Harry Francis Kelly                39th Governor of Michigan
    In 1813 David Settle Reid                  32nd Governor of North Carolin
    In 1877 Martin Edwin Trapp                  6th Governor of Oklahoma
    In 1721 Roger Sherman, signer of Declaration of Independence, Constitutio
    In 1832 José Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician, dramatist (Nobel 1904
    In 1832 Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, first lady
    In 1877 Ole Evinrude, invented outboard marine engine
    In 1883 Get£lio Vargas, president of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernize
    In 1926 Don Adams, secret agent 86 on Get Smart
    In 1930 Hugh O'Brian, actor
    In 1932 Jayne Mansfield, Pennsylvania
    In 1935 Dudley Moore, actor (10)
    In 1949 Paloma Picasso

 On this day...
    2nd Quarter, Week 3, Day 4
    In 1981 Tornado hit southeast Tulsa killing 5
    In 1993 Waco, Texas Incident - U.S. Federal Government screwup!
    In 1995 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Bombing Incident kills 168
    20 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    20 Days - Mother's Day
    37 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    56 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
    57 Days - Father's Day
    63 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    76 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    192 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 310 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 667 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 1015 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1402 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 1968 OPERATION DELAWARE BEGAN
    26 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    84 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis launch
    In 2001 ENDEAVOUR,  US SPACE SHUTTLE    LAUNCHED
    In 1992 Easter
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  6:14 AM 8:44 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:46 AM 8:01 PM
    Washington D.C. USA - Sunrise/Set   6:26 AM 7:49 PM
    Lyrid meteor shower, radiant in Hercules
    St Alphege's Day (bishop, martyr) (Anglican)
    In 1775 Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot 'heard round the world'
    In 1782 Netherlands recognizes US
    In 1852 Calif Historical Society founded
    In 1874 Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
    In 1892 Charles Duryea takes 1st American-made auto out for a spin
    In 1897 1st American marathon ran John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Bosto
    In 1933 U S leaves gold standard
    In 1934 Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up & Cheer"
    In 1939 Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)
    In 1943 Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto
    In 1945 Rogers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway
    In 1946 Yankees witch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out
    In 1949 Yankees dedicate a plaque to Babe Ruth
    In 1956 Grace Kelly marries Price Rainier of Monaco (in church)
    In 1967 US Surveyor III lands on moon
    In 1971 Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)
    In 1971 USSR Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit
    In 1973 Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee preside
    In 1975 India launches 1st satellite with help of USSR
    In 1978 Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel
    In 1982 Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut
    In 1982 USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit
            Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery
    In 1985 16th Space Shuttle Mission - Discovery 4 returns to Earth

 Thought for the day...
    In 1925 John W. Smith                     49th Governor of Maryland
    In 1854 John Davis                         15th & 19th Governor of Massac
    In 2004 Frank B. Morrison                  34th Governor of Nebraska
    In 2001 Meldrim Thompson, Jr.              77th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1839 Aaron Ogden                         9th Governor of New Jersey
    In 1829 John Tayler                         6th Governor of New York
    In 1859 William C. Bouck                   15th Governor of New York
    In 1890 James Pollock                      13th Governor of Pennsylvania
    In 1993 George Speaker Mickelson           28th Governor of South Dakota
    In 1896 Arthur Inghram Boreman              1st Governor of West Virginia
    In 1862 Louis Powell Harvey                 7th Governor of Wisconsin
    In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, des-
    perate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even
    to prayer.

 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!
    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
    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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