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Ärende: Today's History - May 23
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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Monday  May 23, 2005.
 This is the 143rd day of the year, there are 222 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1827 Milton Slocum Latham               6th Governor of California
    In 1927 Robert Frederick Bennett          39th Governor of Kansas
    In 1863 Henry W. Keyes                     59th Governor of New Hampshire
    In 1824 Ambrose Everett Burnside           44th Governor of Rhode Island
    In 1883 Douglas Fairbanks, 1st & greatest of Hollywood's swashbucklers.
    In 1910 Artie Shaw, band leader and husband

 On this day...
    87
    2nd Quarter, Week 8, Day 3
    In 1788 South Carolina,    8th state in the Union     (FLAG)
    7 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    22 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
     27 Days - Father's Day
    29 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Summer
            Southern Hemisphere  its Winter
    42 Days - U.S. Independence Day
    158 Days - Standard Daylight Time
    In 2005 276 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 633 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2005 981 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2005 1368 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    51 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  5:04 AM 9:49 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:12 AM 8:29 PM
    Victoria Day -- Canada
    In 1898 1st Phillipine Expeditionary Troops sail from San Francisco.
    In 1908 Dirigible explodes over SF Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die.

 Thought for the day...
    In 1901 John Riley Tanner                 23rd Governor of Illinois
    In 1914 William O'Connell Bradley         32nd Governor of Kentucky
    In 1955 Roy Elmer Ayers                    11th Governor of Montana
    In 1976 Gordon Weaver Browning      43rd & 46th Governor of Tennessee
    In 1833 Richard Skinner                    11th Governor of Vermont
    In 1896 Lucius Fairchild                   10th Governor of Wisconsin
    Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.

 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
    ** 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
    TORNADO SEASON FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE UNITED STATES
    MARCH 15 THRU JUNE 15
    Endeavour   U.S. Space Shuttle    Unknown Launch Time!
    Discovery   U.S. Space Shuttle may launch on July 13, 2005!
    Atlantis    U.S. Space Shuttle    Unknown Launch Time!
    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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