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Ärende: Today's History - May 18
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Wednesday  May 18, 2005.
 This is the 138th day of the year, there are 227 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1851 James Herbert Budd                19th Governor of California
    In 1781 David Hazzard                     19th Governor of Delaware
    In 1819 Silas Woodson                      22nd Governor of Missouri
    In 1918 Thomas Felix Bolack                20th & 21st Governor of New Me
    In 1850 Oliver Heaviside, physicist who predicted the existance of
            the ionosphere, which is used to reflect radio waves.
    In 1918 Pope John Paul II

 On this day...
    In 2004 Former U.S. Pres. Clinton is now 38th oldest president!
    82
    2nd Quarter, Week 7, Day 5
    In 1951 Cornelius W White         Tulsa Police Detective Killed on Duty
    12 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    27 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     32 Days - Father's Day
    34 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    47 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    163 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 281 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 638 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 986 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1373 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    56 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    In 1969 APOLLO 10,  US SPACE CAPSULE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:12 AM 9:41 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:16 AM 8:26 PM
    In 1933 Tennessee Valley Authority Act signed by President Roosevelt.
    In 1980 Mount St. Helens blew its top in Washington State.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1912 James Davis Porter, Jr.            24th Governor of Tennessee
    In 1969 Prentice Cooper                    44th Governor of Tennessee
    In 1879 Asahel Peck                        37th Governor of Vermont
    In 1887 William Smith               33rd & 38th Governor of Virginia
    In 1915 Amos Walker Barber                  2nd Governor of Wyoming
    In 1962 Clifford Joy Rogers                22nd Governor of Wyoming
    Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

 And remember...
    ITS WEDNESDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     13% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Wednesda
    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
    Discovery   U.S. Space Shuttle may launch on July 13, 2005!
    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
    Jun 12 - Birthdate for   Pres. George H W Bush      (US) 41
    Jun 15 - Death of President James K Polk
    Jun 15 - Statehood Day for Arkansas

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