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 TODAY  Version 3.6   11/14/93       Copyright 1986, 1993  By Patrick Kincaid

 Today is Friday  March 3, 2006.
 This is the 63rd day of the year, there are 303 days left.

 Happy Birthday to...
    In 1864 Benjamin Meek Miller              42nd Governor of Alabama
    In 1871 Charles Augustus Templeton        52nd Governor of Connecticut
    In 1795 Edward Douglass White             10th Governor of Louisiana
    In 1831 Daniel Gould Fowle                 45th Governor of North Carolin
    In 1788 William Carroll               6th & 9th Governor of Tennessee
    In 1875 Walter Jodok Kohler, Sr.           26th Governor of Wisconsin

 On this day...
    In 2002 Former U.S. Vice President Gerald Ford is now 32374 Days old
            becoming the 4th longest living Vice President passing V.P. Truma
    In 2002 Former U.S. President Gerald Ford is now 32374 Days old
            becoming the 4th longest living President passing Pres. Truman!
    1st Quarter, Week 9, Day 6
    In 1845 Florida,           27th state in the Union    (FLAG)
    BONZA BOTTLER DAY -- EXCUSE TO HAVE A PARTY
    In 1931 National Anthem Day  "The Star Spangled Banner"
    14 Days - St. Patrick's Day
    18 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere  its Spring
            Southern Hemisphere  its Autumn
    34 Days - Daylight Savings Time
    24 Days - Easter
    67 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
    66 Days - Mother's Day
    88 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
    In 2006 349 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
    In 2006 699 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
    In 2006 1084 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
    In 2006 1455 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2010
    In 2071 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2076 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    In 2082 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
    68 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
    In 1959 PIONEER 4,  US SUN ORBITER      LAUNCHED
    In 1969 APOLLO 9,   US SPACE CAPSULE    LAUNCHED
    Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set  7:15 AM 6:09 PM
    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Sunrise/set  6:24 AM 6:01 PM
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set  6:52 AM 6:20 PM
    Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), celebrated in Japan.
    Independence Day, celebrated in Morocco.
    In 1791 Congress passed a resolution ordering U.S. Mint be established.
    In 1812 Congress passes first foreign aid bill.
    In 1845 Florida becomes 27th state
    In 1849 Gold Coinage Act passed, allowing gold coins to be minted.
    In 1851 Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin, the 3-cent piece.
    In 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom
    In 1863 Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences
    In 1875 A 20-cent coin was authorized by Congress (It lasted 3 years).
    In 1878 Bulgaria liberated from Turkey
    In 1885 American Telephone and Telegraph incorporated.
    In 1923 Time magazine publishes its first issue.
    In 1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes US national anthem.
    In 1956 Morocco gains its independence.
    In 1969 Apollo 9 launched
    In 1972 Pioneer 10 launched thru asteroid belt & Jupiter

 Thought for the day...
    In 1855 James Sevier Conway                1st Governor of Arkansas
    In 1932 Joseph Mackey Brown        53rd & 56th Governor of Georgia
    In 1860 Samuel Emerson Smith               7th Governor of Maine
    In 1869 William McWillie                   22nd Governor of Mississippi
    In 1980 Forrest C. Donnell                 41st Governor of Missouri
    In 1948 Thomas Hilliard Moodie             19th Governor of North Dakota
    In 1945 John Moses                         22nd Governor of North Dakota
    In 1919 James Withycombe                   15th Governor of Oregon
    In 1906 James Stephen Hogg                 21st Governor of Texas
    The minute a man is convinced that he is interesting, he isn`t.

 And remember...
    ITS FRIDAY
    Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
     19% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Fridays
    U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL  3RD
    ** 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
    All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
    U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY EARLIEST DATE FOR LAUNCH IS MAY 10,
            U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT 117   32ND LAUNCH FOR DISCOVERY
    Mar 04 - Statehood Day for Vermont
    Mar 08 - Death of President Millard Fillmore
    Mar 08 - Death of President William H Taft
    Mar 13 - Death of President Benjamin Harrison
    Mar 15 - Statehood Day for Maine
    Mar 15 - Birthdate for   Pres. Andrew Jackson       (US)
    Mar 16 - Birthdate for   Pres. James Madison        (US)
    Mar 18 - Birthdate for   Pres. Grover Cleveland     (US)
    Mar 28 - Death of President Dwight D Eisenhower
    Mar 29 - Birthdate for   Pres. John Tyler           (US)

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