Today's History - Mar 02
Gary Baumgartner
Today is Thursday March 2, 2006.
This is the 62nd day of the year, there are 304 days left.
Happy Birthday to...
In 1836 Henry Billings Brown 45th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
In 1819 Preston Hopkins Leslie 26th Governor of Kentucky
In 1816 Alexander Hamilton Bullock 28th Governor of Massachusetts
In 1769 De Witt Clinton 7th & 9th Governor of New Yor
In 1793 Samuel Houston 7th Governor of Tennessee
In 1793 Samuel Houston 7th Governor of Texas
On this day...
1st Quarter, Week 9, Day 5
15 Days - St. Patrick's Day
19 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere its Spring
Southern Hemisphere its Autumn
35 Days - Daylight Savings Time
25 Days - Easter
68 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
67 Days - Mother's Day
89 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
In 2006 350 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2006 700 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
In 2006 1085 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
In 2006 1456 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2010
In 2049 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
In 2055 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
In 2060 Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
69 DAYS - U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery launch
In 1995 ENDEAVOUR, US SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED FLIGHT: 70 VEHICLE: 7
Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set 7:17 AM 6:07 PM
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Sunrise/set 6:25 AM 6:00 PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set 6:53 AM 6:20 PM
In 1836 Texas declares independence from Mexico.
In 1861 Congress creates the Territory of Nevada.
In 1917 Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted.
In 1929 US Court of Customs & Patent Appeals created by US Congress.
In 1949 First automatic street light installed. (In New Milford, CT)
In 1958 First surface crossing of the Antarctic continent ends.
In 1972 Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby.
In 1974 First Class postage raised to 10 cents from 8 cents.
In 1978 Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6
Thought for the day...
In 1921 James Beauchamp Clark 41st U.S. Speaker of the House
In 1890 James Edward English 27th & 29th Governor of Connecticut
In 2001 William Grant Stratton 34th Governor of Illinois
In 1900 John Marshall Stone 31st & 33rd Governor of Missis
In 1959 Adam McMullen 24th Governor of Nebraska
In 1893 Richard Moore Bishop 34th Governor of Ohio
The only rose without thorns is friendship.
And remember...
ITS THURSDAY
Today's Date (Month\Day) will land on this day of week in 2011!
29% of all U.S. Space Shuttle launches have occurred on Thursday
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 03 - Statehood Day for Florida
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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