36 hour day/ night on October 17, 2008s

Hi All,

Coming October 17, 2008 the sun will rise continuously for 36 hrs(1.5 days).
During this time the US countries will be dark for 1.5 days.
It will convert 3 days into 2 big days.
It will happen once in 2400 yrs.
We're very lucky to see this.