Today = new Date(); //gets the long winded date
TodayDay = Today.getDate(); //numarics the day
TodayMon = Today.getMonth(); //numerics the month
TodayYear = Today.getYear(); //numerics the year
if (TodayYear < 2000) TodayYear += 1900; //compinsates

if (TodayMon == 0) { TodayMonth = "January"; } //IF checks and writes out the month name
else if (TodayMon == 1) { TodayMonth = "February"; } 
else if (TodayMon == 2) { TodayMonth = "March"; }
else if (TodayMon == 3) { TodayMonth = "April"; }
else if (TodayMon == 4) { TodayMonth = "May"; }
else if (TodayMon == 5) { TodayMonth = "June"; }
else if (TodayMon == 6) { TodayMonth = "July"; }
else if (TodayMon == 7) { TodayMonth = "August"; }
else if (TodayMon == 8) { TodayMonth = "September"; }
else if (TodayMon == 9) { TodayMonth = "October"; }
else if (TodayMon == 10) { TodayMonth = "November"; }
else if (TodayMon == 11) { TodayMonth = "December"; }
else { TodayMonth = TodayMon; }

document.write(TodayMonth + " " + TodayDay + ", " + TodayYear); //displays the date properly