Today's History - Mar 24
Gary Baumgartner
Today is Friday March 24, 2006.
This is the 84th day of the year, there are 282 days left.
Happy Birthday to...
In 1828 Horace Gray 40th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
In 1863 William Sherman Jennings 17th Governor of Florida
In 1843 James Atwell Mount 24th Governor of Indiana
In 1782 William Owsley 16th Governor of Kentucky
In 1898 Clinton Amos Clauson 58th Governor of Maine
In 1846 George Theodore Werts 37th Governor of New Jersey
In 1902 Thomas E. Dewey 51st Governor of New York
In 1725 Samuel Ashe 9th Governor of North Carolin
In 1760 Jesse Franklin 20th Governor of North Carolin
In 1851 James Stephen Hogg 21st Governor of Texas
In 1947 Christine Gregoire *CURRENT* 22nd Governor of Washington
In 1874 Harry Houdini, escape artist extraordinaire
In 1930 Steve McQueen, actor, "Bullitt"
On this day...
1st Quarter, Week 12, Day 6
In 1937 Ed W Von Holten Tulsa Police Officer Killed on Duty
9 Days - Daylight Savings Time
23 Days - Easter
46 Days - 24 hour Sunlight for Barrow, Alaska - North U.S. City
51 Days - Mother's Day
66 Days - U.S. Memorial Day
82 Days - U.S. American Flag Day
86 Days - Father's Day
89 DAYS - Northern Hemisphere its Summer
Southern Hemisphere its Winter
In 2006 328 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA, USA
In 2006 678 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2008
In 2006 1063 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2009
In 2006 1434 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2010
In 1992 ATLANTIS, US SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCHED FLIGHT: 48 VEHICLE: 11
Moscow, Russia - Sunrise/Set 6:21 AM 6:52 PM
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Sunrise/set 6:00 AM 6:14 PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA - Sunrise/Set 6:22 AM 6:39 PM
In 1765 Britain enacts Quartering Act
In 1882 German Robert Koch discovers bacillus, cause of Tuberculosis.
In 1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB
In 1934 FDR grants future independence to Philippines
In 1955 Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens on Broadway.
In 1965 US Ranger 9 strikes moon 10 miles NE of crater Alphonsus
In 1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland
In 1976 Argentine President Isabel Peron deposed by country's miltitary.
In 1986 Libya attacks US forces in Gulf of Sidra. US 2, Libya 0.
In 1989 Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound Alaska causing
America's largest oil spill. Double hulls anyone?
Thought for the day...
In 1886 Ward Hunt 37th U.S.S.C. JUSTICE
In 1955 Paul Vories McNutt 34th Governor of Indiana
In 1935 John Whitnah Leedy 14th Governor of Kansas
In 1946 Charles Francis Hurley 57th Governor of Massachusetts
In 1888 John Thompson Hoffman 26th Governor of New York
In 1899 Francis Harrison Pierpoint 39th Governor of Virginia
If you treat a sick child like an adult and a sick adult like
child, everything usually works out pretty well.
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
TYPHOON SEASON FOR AUSTRALIA SOUTH PACIFIC BASIN
(OCT 1 THRU MAY 31)
CYCLONE SEASON FOR SOUTHWEST INDIAN BASIN
(OCT 1 THRU MAY 31)
TYPHOON SEASON FOR NORTHWEST PACIFIC BASIN
(JAN 1 THRU DEC 31)
All U.S. Space Shuttles Grounded.
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
Apr 13 - Birthdate for Pres. Thomas Jefferson (US)
Apr 15 - Death of President Abraham Lincoln
Apr 22 - Death of President Richard M Nixon
Apr 23 - Birthdate for Pres. James Buchanan (US)
Daylight Savings Time in WESTERN EUROPE starts this Sunday.
... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!