Today's History - Mar 12
Gary Baumgartner
Today is Sunday March 12, 2006.
This is the 72nd day of the year, there are 294 days left.
Happy Birthday to...
In 1926 George Ryoichi Ariyoshi 3rd Governors of Hawaii
In 1788 Samuel Emerson Smith 7th Governor of Maine
In 1947 Mitt Romney *Current* 74th Governor of Massachusetts
In 1796 Thomas Reynolds 7th Governor of Missouri
In 1815 Robert Marcellus Stewart 14th Governor of Missouri
In 1762 Montfort Stokes 25th Governor of North Carolin
In 1851 Theodore Thurston Geer 10th Governor of Oregon
In 1795 George Tyler Wood 2nd Governor of Texas
In 1763 Martin Chittenden 9th Governor of Vermont
In 1876 E. Lee Trinkle 54th Governor of Virginia
In 1831 Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer.
In 1832 Charles Boycott, estate manager in Ireland, caused boycotts.
On this day...
1st Quarter, Week 11, Day 1
In 2001 U.S. Currency State Quarter Released North Carolina
5 Days - St. Patrick's Day
9 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere its Spring
Southern Hemisphere its Autumn
21 Days - Daylight Savings Time
35 Days - Easter
58 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
63 Days - Mother's Day
78 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
94 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
98 Days - Father's Day
In 2006 340 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2006 690 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
In 2006 1075 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
In 2006 1446 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2010
59 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set 6:52 AM 6:27 PM
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Sunrise/set 6:14 AM 6:07 PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set 6:39 AM 6:29 PM
Zeta Boætid meteor shower, radiant in Boætes
Commonwealth Day
In 1850 First $20 Gold piece issued.
In 1868 Congress abolishes manufacturers tax
In 1912 Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) founded in Savanah Ga
In 1925 First transatlantic radio broadcast.
In 1936 FDR conducts his first "Fireside Chat"
In 1981 Soyuz T-4 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
Thought for the day...
In 1889 John Archibald Campbell 29th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
In 1991 LeRoy Collins 32nd Governor of Florida
In 1902 John Peter Altgeld 22nd Governor of Illinois
In 1962 John Berridge McCuish 34th Governor of Kansas
In 1985 Earle C. Clements 47th Governor of Kentucky
In 1938 Heber Manning Wells 1st Governor of Utah
In 1916 William M. O. Dawson 12th Governor of West Virginia
In 1947 Walter Samuel Goodland 31st Governor of Wisconsin
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
And remember...
ITS SUNDAY
Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
11% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Sundays
U.S. National Alert Status is ELEVATED - YELLOW LEVEL 3RD
Daylight Savings Time - Apr 02, 2006
Daylight Savings Time - Mar 11, 2007
Easter - Apr 16, 2006
Mother's Day - May 14, 2006
U.S. Memorial Day - May 29, 2006
Father's Day - Jun 18, 2006
Standard Daylight Time - Oct 29, 2006
Standard Daylight Time - Nov 04, 2007
** 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 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)
Apr 04 - Death of President William Henry Harrison
Apr 12 - Death of President Franklin D Roosevelt
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