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Ärende: Today's History - May 21
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Saturday  May 21, 2005.
 This is the 141st day of the year, there are 224 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1755 Alfred Moore                  10th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
    In 1762 Roger Griswold                     6th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1898 Arnold Williams                   21st Governor of Idaho
    In 1867 Augustus Owsley Stanley           38th Governor of Kentucky
    In 1787 John Page                          19th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1868 Walter Welford                     20th Governor of North Dakota
    In 1853 William M. O. Dawson               12th Governor of West Virginia
    In 1471 Albrecht Durer, painter & printmaker, greatest German
            Renaissance artist.
    In 1860 Willam Einthoven, invented the electrocardiograph
    In 1878 Glenn Curtis, aircraft pioneer

 On this day...
    85
    2nd Quarter, Week 8, Day 1
    In 2001 U.S. Currency State Quarter Released  Rhode Island
    9 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    24 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     29 Days - Father's Day
    31 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    44 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    160 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 278 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 635 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 983 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1370 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 2034 24000 Days until Mardi Gras 2100
    U.S. ARMED FORCES DAY
    53 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:08 AM 9:46 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:14 AM 8:28 PM
    In 1881 The American Red Cross is founded.
    In 1927 Lindburgh lands in Paris, after 1st solo across Atlantic.

 Thought for the day...
    In 2003 Frank White                       48th Governor of Arkansas
    In 1961 John Harper Trumbull              54th Governor of Connecticut
    In 1978 John Burroughs                     18th Governor of New Mexico
    In 1950 Harry Lyman Davis                  49th Governor of Ohio
    In 1978 John Sydney Fine                   37th Governor of Pennsylvania
    In 1976 Lee Earl Emerson                   71st Governor of Vermont
    One should only see a psychologist out of boredom.

 And remember...
    ITS SATURDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     6% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Saturdays
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD
    On Nov 12, 2006, Former U.S. President Ford becomes the oldest
    former president.    34,089 Days
    Former U.S. President Reagan died at 34,088 Days!
    ** 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
    SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE
    CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE:  WIND SPEED 74 - 95 MPH
    CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE:  WIND SPEED 96 - 110 MPH
    CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE:  WIND SPEED 111 - 130 MPH
    CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE:  WIND SPEED 131 - 155 MPH
    CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE:  WIND SPEED 156 > MPH
    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
    Jun 20 - Statehood Day for West Virginia
    Jun 21 - Statehood Day for New Hampshire

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